Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Pro-American Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq are preparing armed units that could potentially enter Iran, opening a new front in the ongoing conflict, according to Iraqi officials and Kurdish leaders.
- The CIA has previously supplied small arms to these Iranian Kurdish forces as part of a covert program aimed at destabilizing Iran, which predates the current war.
- The White House has denied reports that President Trump approved any Kurdish insurgency plan in Iran, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt calling such claims "completely false."
- The recent U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran has targeted top officials and strategic sites, including near the Iran-Iraq border, with U.S. officials considering the potential impact of a Kurdish incursion amid intensified fighting
