US-Israel Operation in Iran: Arming Kurds

0:00On March 5th, a joint U.S. and Israel military operation against Iran is now in its fifth day after opening strikes on February 28th, that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kamenay. More than 1,000 people have died inside Iran. An Iranian naval frigate has been sunk, and retaliatory attacks have struck targets across the Gulf, including an explosion at the U.S. consulate in Dubai. What suggests President Donald Trump is weighing options to armed Kurdish fighters inside Iran as a stand-in for American ground troops. These ethnic Kurds, based in the mountainous Kurdistan province, have a long track record of resisting the Iranian regime. Experts warned this move could ignite a catastrophic civil war by fracturing the country along ethnic lines. Kurdish forces might seize local buildings, police stations, and military bases to create safe zones, and pull Iranian troops away from the capital. But the revolutionary guard has already launched pre-emptive hits on Kurdish sites in Iraq.

1:02The U.S. has partnered with Kurds before, in Iraq and Syria, and recent calls between Trump and Kurdish leaders hints at active planning. Still, such support would likely demand commitments to fight for a unified Iran, not independence. If the operation topples the regime for good, it could mark a major victory for America, though rivals like Russian China might welcome thee, distraction of U.S. forces from other global hot spots. O.U.S. forces, from other global hot spots. Wrist Aren also working to provide solutions to terrorist attacks. The rivals like Russia and China might welcome thee, distraction of U.S. forces, from other global hot spots.