Iraqi President Barham Salih refused on Thursday to designate the nominee of an Iran-backed parliamentary bloc for prime minister, saying he would rather resign than appoint someone to the position who would be rejected by protesters.
Source: [url=http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/WvimPG6rMAs/iraqi-pres-threatens-to-quit-in-defiance-of-irans-allies-in-parliament-idUSKBN1YU0QD]Iraqi pres threatens to quit in defiance of Iran's allies in parliament[/url]