What happens with Iran’s Kurds after President Trump’s U-turn?

After US President Donald Trump walked back on the idea of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups launching a cross-border ground offensive in Iran, The New Region's Wladimir van Wilgenburg spoke with numerous opposition officials regarding the future awaiting Iran's Kurds.

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‘I'd be all ​for it’: Trump endorses Kurdish offensive in Iran

"I think it's wonderful that they want to do that," said US President Donald Trump when asked about a Kurdish opposition offensive into Iran.

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Turkey says ‘closely monitoring’ PJAK activities amid Iran conflict

"Turkey supports the territorial integrity of neighbouring states, not their fragmentation," said the Turkish defense ministry.

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US-Israeli strikes pound Kurdish-majority western Iran

Footage submitted to The New Region showed that strikes have severely intensified in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and Ilam, mainly targeting government buildings and IRGC bases. 

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New party joins Iranian Kurdish resistance as US plays down opposition role

"Everyone can see that in recent days a completely new phase has emerged. The wave of change has turned toward our region more than ever before, placing eastern Kurdistan [Rojhelat] in the face of a very sensitive and historic situation, one that, more than ever, requires unity, coordination, and joint action," said the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan.

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One injured in Iranian drone strike on Kurdish opposition camp in Erbil

The KDPI in a post on X labeled the attack “a serious humanitarian and legal breach,” saying civilian and medical facilities were targeted in the strike.

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EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Kurdish opposition has ‘no relationship’ with US, says PJAK co-chair

Five Kurdish opposition parties from western Iran (Rojhelat) on Sunday announced the formation of a joint coalition called the “Alliance of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan." Days after the agreement, The New Region interviewed Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) co-chair Peyman Viyan, who signed the agreement on behalf of PJAK.

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Iranian Kurdish opposition groups form new joint alliance

The parties involved include the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle (Khabat), and the Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan.

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IRGC-affiliated media denies alleged doctoring of pro-Iranian gov’t protest video

After posting a video it says originated from the official state outlet IRIB, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Fars News Agency said that "hostile movements, in a clumsy reaction... called the images of the ceremony a product of artificial intelligence."

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