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Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-aligned Iraqi armed faction, on Saturday
\nrejected any move to concentrate Iraq\u2019s top political posts within a single
\nbloc, as political forces remain deadlocked over selecting the next prime
\nminister.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the group\u2019s security official, Abu Mujahid
\nal-Assaf, outlined four political and security positions, stressing that \u201cit is
\nnot acceptable for one group to monopolize the four presidencies.\u201d He indicated
\nthat if allies within the Coordination Framework \u2014a coalition of Shiite parties
\naligned with Iran, that forms the largest bloc in parliament\u2014 fail to secure
\nthe nomination of either State of Law Coalition (SLC) leader Nouri al-Maliki or
\ncaretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, priority would shift to
\nselecting a candidate from their respective blocs.<\/p>\n
Read more: Al-Maliki sounds different this time \u2014 the world is not convinced yet<\/a><\/p>\n Iraq\u2019s parliament elected Nizar Amedi as president on April 11, He further referred to an understanding with an Iraqi mediator On Kuwait, which has recently summoned<\/a> Iraq\u2019s charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires,
\ntriggering the constitutional timeline for naming a prime minister. However,
\nthe Coordination Framework has yet to agree on a nominee, with a planned
\nmeeting to resolve the impasse postponed<\/a> to Monday, according to a political
\nsource.<\/p>\n
\nregarding the US Embassy in Baghdad, stating that its security and the safety
\nof its personnel depend on avoiding attacks on residential areas across Iraqi
\nprovinces. The group, in his words, intends to dismantle what it described as
\n\u201coccupation-linked\u201d security and military institutions, disarm them within
\ncities, and end their influence in state ministries and security and political
\nagencies.<\/p>\n
\nZaid Abbas Shanshul, over alleged attacks by armed groups targeting Kuwaiti
\nterritory, he warned against actions that could harm \u201csegments of the people\u201d
\namid the US-Israeli confrontation with Iran.<\/p>\n