An Iraqi political analyst says the US is still going ahead with a plan to “disintegrate” Iraq by escalating the current political crisis in the Arab country.

“The US is still pursuing the plan of disintegration of Iraq and therefore is against reaching a solution by political groups for resolving the political crisis of Iraq,” said Qahtan al-Khafaji on Friday.

Khafaji, a professor of political sciences at Baghdad University, said that the US is trying to blame Iraqis for the current situation in the country but “the Americans are the main cause of the crisis in political process of Iraq.”

Iraq has witnessed a political crisis since the government issued an arrest warrant for the country's Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi on charges of running a hit squad.

Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki has demanded President of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government Massoud Barzani to hand Hashemi over to the Iraqi judiciary in the capital, Baghdad.

Hashemi, who remains holed up in the autonomous Kurdish region, denies charges against him, claiming the judiciary in Baghdad is “not free.”

Iraqiya bloc which controls nine ministerial posts suspended its ministers' participation in cabinet meetings after the arrest warrant was issued for Hashemi.

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Source: Press TV