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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Trump says does not want Kurds to attack Iran

“We’re not looking to the Kurds going in,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “We are very friendly with the Kurds … but we don’t want to make the war any more complex than it already is.” 

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Trump says Iran will be ‘hit very hard’ unless it surrenders 

"Iran is no longer the ‘Bully of the Middle East,’ they are, instead, ‘THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST,'" said the US president.

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Trump says Iran deal requires ‘unconditional surrender’

“There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we … will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

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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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Iranian FM accuses Trump of betraying diplomacy amid US-Israeli strikes

“Mr. Trump betrayed diplomacy and Americans who elected him,” the minister said.

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Iran’s Larijani says will not negotiate with US

Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Monday that Tehran will not negotiate with Washington, rejecting reports of mediation efforts through Oman.

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Trump urges Iranians to ‘seize this moment’ to topple Islamic Republic

"I call upon all Iranian patriots who yearn for freedom to seize this moment to be brave, be bold, be heroic, and take back your country. America is with you," Trump said in the address. "The rest will be up to you, but we'll be there to help," said US President Donald Trump.

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Iran wants to talk, I have agreed: Trump

“They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them. They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long,” Trump told The Atlantic’s Michael Scherer in a phone call. 

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