Kurdish factions eyed to spearhead next phase of Iran war, report says
U.S. and Israeli officials say Kurdish Iranian groups based in Iraq are preparing for a possible cross-border ground offensive into northwestern Iran, potentially coordinated with the ongoing U.S.-Israeli air campaign. The factions, forming the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan, are allegedly backed by Mossad and the CIA to seize territory inside Iran and spark a broader uprising, though officials stress no approved plan for a ground invasion and Iraqi authorities deny allowing such actions.