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President Donald Trump acknowledged that a small batch of U.S. weapons sent to Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq for protesters against the IRGC appears to be unaccounted for, saying he doesn’t know where the arms ended up and blaming the Kurds for not delivering them, amid rising costs and casualties in the Iran conflict.
President Trump’s stated endgame for the Iran war remains unclear as the Pentagon describes a narrowly focused mission to destroy Iran’s missile launch capabilities, while Trump has floated broader aims such as unconditional surrender; allies and lawmakers struggle to find a clear off-ramp or post-conflict plan, even as the U.S. weighs potential ground roles for Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish groups and considers governance options if regime change occurs.
Iran widened its strikes on Kurdish groups in Iraqi Kurdistan as a broader US-Israel conflict with Tehran intensifies. Reports say Washington has discussed using Iraqi- and Iranian Kurdish factions to pressure Tehran, though the groups’ roles and any U.S. backing remain unclear and potentially complicated for all sides.
Iran launches strikes against Kurdish groups in Iraq’s Kurdistan region as it also begins the 19th wave of missile and drone attacks on Israel and U.S. targets, part of a broader regional war. Iraqi Kurdistan denies involvement, while explosions, air defenses, and evacuations are reported across Iran and in Kurdish areas and nearby cities.
Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to disarm and relocate Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in northern Iraq. The Iraqi government has agreed to disarm the armed groups by September 19 and transfer them to designated camps within the Iraqi Kurdish region. The presence of these groups has strained relations between the two countries, and the relocation aims to improve ties. The exact location of the camps has not been disclosed, but the militants will be disarmed and provided with a place to live.
Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to disarm and relocate Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in northern Iraq. The Iraqi government has agreed to disarm the armed groups by September 19 and transfer them to camps designated by the Iraqi government. The presence of these groups has strained relations between the two countries. The disarmed militants will be relocated within the Iraqi Kurdish region and will live in camps without arms. The agreement also includes deploying border guards to prevent infiltration and handing over wanted suspects to Iran.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Sweden's hopes of joining NATO before the Vilnius summit next month do not mean that Turkey will follow suit. Turkey has been hesitant to approve Sweden's candidacy due to concerns about Stockholm's support for Kurdish groups, including the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has a following in Sweden. Sweden and Finland officially asked to join NATO last year, but Sweden's candidacy has not yet been approved, unlike Finland's.
Iran has summoned the Iraqi ambassador to Tehran to protest against the presence of "terrorist groups" in the Iraqi Kurdish region, which it says goes against a security agreement signed last month. Though the groups were not named, they are believed to be Kurdish armed groups, including the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Iran has accused these groups of conducting "terrorist" activities and smuggling weapons into the country through neighbouring Iraq's Kurdish region. Tehran has called on Baghdad to disarm the groups and prevent Iraqi soil from being used against Iran.