Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats
The New York Times • 1/28/2026 – 1/31/2026
Summary
Iraq's former leader Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has been nominated to be the next prime minister, but President Trump warned that the U.S. would cut all support to Iraq if this nomination proceeds, according to The New York Times.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
20d
Age
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Sources
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Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^399/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^399/48 = 0.003145) reduced it below 0.5
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- 2026-01-28Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats (current)
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