Conflict rages between Tehran and Washington
Shafaq News / "Al-Hikma Movement" bloc headed by Ammar al-Hakim revealed on Wednesday, that there was an Iranian refusal to assign Adnan al-Zorfi to form the new Iraqi government, but in return he confirmed the existence of American support for al-Zorfi.
The U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has said that the Iraqis want a government that preserves the country's sovereignty and provides the necessary needs, free of corruption, and protects human rights.
Pompeo tweeted that "if the Iraqi Prime Minister places these interests as his top priority, he will have American and international support."
"There is a refusal by Tehran to assign Adnan Al-Zorfi to form the new Iraqi government, and in return there is support from the United States of America and international to this assignment," said MP Al-Asad al-Murshidi.
He explained that "Al-Zrafi's mandate to form the new Iraqi government came with the support of Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish political forces, and for this he will be able to form the new government without any obstacles, despite the existence of Shiite political rejection him."
The President of the Republic, Barham Salih has commissioned the head of the parliamentary "victory" bloc and the former governor of Najaf, Adnan al-Zorfi, to form the new government within 30 days. However, this mandate was met by a categorical rejection by the coalitions of Hadi al-Amiri, Nuri al-Maliki, Faleh al-Fayyad, and al- Fadhila Party, with the reservation of the Wisdom movement.
Adnan al-Zorfi, charged with forming the Iraqi government, had called for preparation for free and fair elections, in a speech on Tuesday evening.
Al-Zorfi said in his speech that he will work to prepare for holding of elections "in cooperation with the representation of the United Nations in Iraq, within a maximum period of one year from the formation of the next government."
The new Prime Minister pledged to make "a greater effort to combat threat of the spread of Corona virus, support for the crisis cell, and "follow the scientific contexts in force in developed countries."
