URGENT: Maliki breaks his promise with INA to give up 3rd term nomination for Prime Minister

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Political sources of the Iraqi National Alliance announced that the Alliance does not trust Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki who reneged on his promise to give up the Prime Minister nomination for a 3rd term in return for some concessions which were also disclosed to IraqiNews.com by MP al-Saadi on July 30, 2014

Those sources, who declined to be named, revealed that al-Maliki had requested from the INA, in return for the withdrawal of candidacy, the position of Vice President, a large personal security detail and authority over the Defense Ministry for at least two months, until Iraqi Security Forces regain full control of the provinces of Nineveh, Salahuddin and Anbar in addition to other privileges which were accepted by the Iraqi National Alliance, however, he surprised them by reneging on his promise. IraqiNews.com was first to break the news of the deal as revealed on July 30, 2014: Prime Minister Maliki withdraws from 3rd term candidacy, National Alliance nominates 5 candidates says MP al-Saadi

According to inside sources, the commander of Iran’s al-Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, who is in charge of the Iraq issue, told Al Maliki about Iran’s desire in abandon his candidacy for a 3rd term. As a result of these statements, Al Maliki insisted on his candidacy for Prime Minister against the wishes of Tehran and the Religious Authority that has the same opinion.