Hundreds of Kurdish fighters were reported to have launched ground activity inside Iran from the Iraq border, aiming to pressure Iranian security forces and divert their attention, according to Israeli and U.S. officials, according to The Jerusalem Post. Kurdish sources said the move is intended to stretch Tehran’s forces and ease pressure on internal opposition. However, Iranian authorities, Kurdish officials in Iraq, and the IRGC denied that such incursions have occurred, dismissing the claims as false or psychological warfare and warning of severe responses to any attempted infiltration. The TJP writes:

The Kurdish forces operating along the Iran-Iraq border are considered one of the most prominent armed opposition groups confronting the regime in Tehran. The organizations involved are Iranian Kurdish groups that maintain thousands of fighters, most of whom operate from territory in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq along the frontier with Iran. […]

A senior Kurdish source said on Tuesday evening that in their assessment “there is a major opportunity now,” citing the heavy military pressure currently being placed on Iran and the strikes targeting regime infrastructure. […]

Additionally, the IRGC claimed to have struck several Kurdish bases in Iraq, N12 reported. […]

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed reports during a briefing with journalists claiming that the Trump administration was considering arming Kurdish forces in order to spark an uprising inside Iran, stating that the reports were false.

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