"Trump talked to Bafel Talabani, the head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Iraq, the party said on Tuesday. It said Trump told Talabani about his further plans regarding the war with Iran. Trump spoke on Tuesday with the president of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), Mustafa Hijri, according to US broadcaster CNN."
"The Wall Street Journal says that Trump is considering supporting them in a fight against Iran's leadership. US broadcaster CNN goes a step further. It says that the CIA, the country's foreign intelligence service, is working to arm Kurdish forces, citing multiple unnamed sources."
"Kurdish militias, already an important ally of the US in the fight against the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, have thousands of battle-hardened fighters in the region. Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdistan region shares a border to Iran. Several Iranian Kurdish opposition groups are also based in Kurdistan."
President Trump has recently contacted several Kurdish leaders in Iraq, including Bafel Talabani of the PUK, Mustafa Hijri of the KDPI, and Masoud Barzani of the KDP, to discuss plans regarding conflict with Iran. Trump is reportedly considering supporting Kurdish groups in military operations against Iran's leadership. The CIA is allegedly working to arm Kurdish forces in the region. Kurdish militias represent a strategically valuable ally, possessing thousands of battle-hardened fighters and experience from previous conflicts against Islamic State. Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region shares a border with Iran, and several Iranian Kurdish opposition groups operate there. Iran has previously targeted the Kurdistan region, making Kurdish forces potentially useful for US interests in countering Iranian influence.
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