A former deputy confirms Trump’s interference in the cabinet formation and the resistance’s weapons.
A former deputy confirms Trump’s interference in the cabinet formation and the resistance’s weapons.
8-19-2026
Information/Baghdad…
Former MP Hussein Mardan confirmed that US President Donald Trump interfered in the cabinet formation process and the issue of the Islamic Resistance’s weapons, which delayed the appointment of any ministers or MPs affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) or resistance factions.
Mardan told Al-Maalouma, “Washington’s interference was clear in the cabinet formation process and the political process in general. Trump intervened directly and sent messages rejecting any minister or MP affiliated with the PMF or resistance factions.”
He added, “Trump’s interference wasn’t limited to the cabinet; he also stipulated in his messages the surrender of the resistance factions’ weapons.” He pointed out that “all these American interventions and messages were the reasons behind the delay in finalizing the cabinet.”
He emphasized that “Iraq urgently needs to find positive solutions, enact the PMF law, and complete the remaining cabinet positions through political consensus.”
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