President Donald Trump said this week that the air war currently being waged against Iran by the United States and Israel might eventually have to include a ground game. Yet Mr. Trump faces considerable domestic political pressures against American boots on the ground, so his phone calls this week to Kurdish leaders in Iraq and … Read more
Kurdish groups based in Iraq say they’re preparing to join the fight against Iran, the Associated Press reports. CBS News Middle East contributor Courtney Kealy has more. Source link
IRBIL, Iraq — Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials told The Associated Press. The Kurdish groups are widely seen as the most well-organized segment of the fragmented Iranian opposition and are … Read more
WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials are in discussion with Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq and northwestern Iran about potentially arming groups opposed to the Iranian regime, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions and an Iraqi Kurdish official. The discussions are taking place as Washington explores ways to increase pressure on Tehran following … Read more
WASHINGTON – Trump administration officials are in discussion with Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq and northwestern Iran about potentially arming groups opposed to the Iranian regime, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions and an Iraqi Kurdish official. The discussions are taking place as Washington explores ways to increase pressure on Tehran following … Read more