PJAK, which has been fighting the Iranian regime from a network of hidden bases since it was founded in 2004, embodies the opportunities and hazards of the Kurdish option. It is widely acknowledged to be the most organized and militarily experienced of all the factions.

Iraqi Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press that thousands of battle-hardened Kurds in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran with U.S. backing.

Iranian Kurdish families living in a camp in Iraq hold on to one hope: that the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran weakens Iran’s theocracy and lets go back home.

Iranian Kurdish groups form a united front as the White House denies reports of a U.S.-backed insurgency along Iran's northwestern border.

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It is the latest attack by Iran and Iranian-backed militias using drones and missiles on the Kurdistan region. Iranian-backed militias have launched more than 500 attacks since February 28.

Trump's admission gives credence to Iranian assertion that the January protests were backed by the West to create chaos.