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The U.S.-Israeli strikes have degraded the state apparatus of Iran, but the clerical regime has endured the onslaught. Meanwhile, despite the weakening of the regime, the anti-regime opposition has ...
News Iran » Kurdistan » Politics: Iran relentlessly targets Kurdish opposition in northern Iraq despite regional ceasefire
The attacks illustrate how Iran is seeking to keep up the pressure on Kurdish opposition groups. Many of these groups have forces and bases in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.
News Iran » Kurdistan » Politics: Iran increases checkpoints in Kurdish region as minority group disproportionally executed
Recent events, including the January demonstrations that were violently suppressed by the regime, have also seen Iran’s Kurdish community disproportionately affected by state violence.
News Iran » Kurdistan » Politics: Former Turkish PM Praises Kurdistan’s Neutrality in the Iranian War as a wise decision
The former Turkish PM praised Kurdistan Region leaders during a visit to Kurdistan24 and said avoiding involvement in the Iran-Israel-US conflict helped protect the Kurdish people from further sufferi ...
News Iran » Kurdistan » Politics: Kurds React to Trump Saying They Kept Guns Meant for Iran Protesters
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Kurdish leaders say that no such weapons were delivered and warn that ...
News Iran » Kurdistan » Politics: Iran War Again Underlined Iraqi Kurdistan’s Critical Air Defense Need
While it’s arguably clearer than ever that Iraqi Kurdistan urgently needs air defenses, it remains equally unclear where or how it can get them.
News Iran » Kurdistan » Politics: Mossad and CIA covert operation armed Kurdish militias to topple Iranian regime - report
The joint intelligence initiative was aborted by President Trump after intense diplomatic pressure from Turkish President Erdogan, stopping the flow of seized Hamas and Hezbollah weaponry ...
News Iran » Kurdistan » Politics: Mossad armed Kurdish militias with weapons against Iranian regime
As part of a plan to topple the regime in Iran, the Mossad armed Kurdish militias with weapons captured from Hamas and Hezbollah - until President Trump canceled the operation.
News Iran » Kurdistan » Politics: Why regime change did not happen in Iran
Military campaigns by external powers, combined with psychological warfare against authoritarian regimes, can be highly effective in weakening morale, encouraging dissent, and creating instability.
News Iran » Kurdistan » Politics: Trump shouldn’t repeat Obama’s Iran mistake
Every American president hopes he will be the one to solve the Iran problem through diplomacy. So far, none has succeeded. Now, President Donald Trump appears to be considering another agreement with ...