Iran Bombs 'Hostile' Sites in Iraqi Kurdistan Amid Tensions with Kurds
In a new escalation at the border, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced yesterday, Wednesday, that it targeted sites it described as "hostile groups" in the Kurdistan region of Iraq using 30 drones, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Kurdish sources speaking to CNN confirmed the attacks, while the Iranian Kurdish Democratic Party reported that three of its headquarters were hit by an airstrike, resulting in minor injuries.
The Fars news agency reported that the headquarters of separatist parties in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region were set on fire as a result of the bombing.
In a related context, an Iranian security official emphasized that the border with Iraq is completely secure, and that military and security forces are vigorously defending Iranian territory, urging citizens to follow news from reliable media and to ignore what he described as "psychological warfare."
On the other hand, a senior U.S. official confirmed that Iranian Kurdish groups launched a ground attack inside Iran, explaining that thousands of Iranian Kurdish militants entered the northwest of the country and began ground operations, according to Axios and Fox News.
In Israel, a source stated that the Kurdish operation is real and of great significance, with a cabinet meeting convened to discuss developments.
For its part, the Kurdistan Regional Government emphasized preventing any Iraqi Kurd from crossing the border into Iran, amid rising tensions between Tehran and the Kurds at the border.
Recent developments confirm the escalation of regional tensions between Iran and Kurdish groups, amid mutual accusations regarding ground and air attacks and attempts to provoke "psychological warfare."
