Mossad armed Kurdish militias with Hamas, Hezbollah weapons before Trump halted plan
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Key Points:
- Mossad reportedly armed Kurdish militias with weapons seized from Hamas and Hezbollah as part of a plan to destabilize the Iranian regime, with involvement from the CIA before the plan was canceled by U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The Turkish government, through the newspaper Daily Sabah, claimed to have thwarted the Israeli plan to recruit Kurdish forces for a ground operation against Iran, highlighting Ankara's diplomatic intervention with Kurdish leaders in Iraq.
- Turkey warned Kurdish political leaders, including the Barzani and Talabani families, against cooperating with Israeli efforts and threatened action against the PKK if it joined the conflict.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly communicated his opposition to the use of Kurdish forces in the war to President Trump, cautioning that such actions could escalate regional tensions.
- Approximately 500 Kurdish operatives were said to have moved from Iraq toward Iran to join fighting, but the operation was halted following Turkey's diplomatic pressure and warnings.