In his weekly address to the nation, Maliki also said he rejected any outside interference in the process, an apparent reference to regional power broker Tehran, which Iranian officials have said believes Maliki can no longer hold his country together.
(Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
Link: http://www.reuters.com/news/article/2014/08/06/us-iraq-security-politics-idUSKBN0G60ZV20140806».
