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Maliki threatens Exxon, claiming Obama support

The prime minister said he will take "all necessary measures" to prevent Exxon's work in Kurdistan, after the White House affirmed its opposition to the deal.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a joint news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, December 12, 2011. (JONATHAN ERNST/Reuters)

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has issued his starkest warning yet to ExxonMobil, threatening to block the company from moving forward with its controversial deals in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

"The government will take all necessary measures to enforce the law and prevent the company from implementing those contracts," Maliki said in a statement released Wednesday.

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