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Renew Deal

(84,899 posts)
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:57 PM 18 hrs ago

Trump planning ground invasion of Iran using Kurdish forces

Washington and Erbil, Iraq

The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, multiple people familiar with the plan told CNN.
The Trump administration has been in active discussions with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq about providing them with military support, the sources said.
Iranian Kurdish armed groups have thousands of forces operating along the Iraq-Iran border, primarily in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Several of the groups have released public statements since the beginning of the war hinting at imminent action and urging Iranian military forces to defect. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been strikingKurdish groups and said on Tuesday that it targeted Kurdish forces with dozens of drones.
Also on Tuesday, President Donald Trump spoke with the president of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), Mustafa Hijri, according to a senior Iranian Kurdish official. KDPI was one of the groups targeted by the IRGC.
Iranian Kurdish opposition forces are expected to take part in a ground operation in Western Iran, in the coming days, the senior Iranian Kurdish official told CNN.
“We believe we have a big chance now,” the source said, explaining the timing of the operation. The source added the militias expect US and Israeli support.
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/cia-arming-kurds-iran

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Trump planning ground invasion of Iran using Kurdish forces (Original Post) Renew Deal 18 hrs ago OP
Not sure how the Turks D. Spaulding 18 hrs ago #1
That is a bad move..................... Lovie777 18 hrs ago #2
Every option is a reaction to the disaster the last decision caused. There is no plan.. Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #3
My god. Will we never learn? Easterncedar 18 hrs ago #4
Yes, we'll never learn, Agent Krasnov zorbasd 17 hrs ago #28
If only we weren't taking the world down with us Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #30
"Plan" B already! mobeau69 18 hrs ago #5
I really wasn't going to have a drink tonight... Easterncedar 18 hrs ago #6
Have a double for me. Dunc 17 hrs ago #18
Dark and stormy ok? Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #29
Dunc my golden boy and i. Dunc 17 hrs ago #33
Doubtless a wiser choice! Easterncedar 16 hrs ago #35
One of the options in my repertoire. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #39
I often say - I'm not day drinking...yet. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #38
This is not going to be pretty newdeal2 18 hrs ago #7
Just think. bluestarone 18 hrs ago #8
Oh, so he's going to fuck over the Kurds as well... just like Shrub did, eh? kysrsoze 18 hrs ago #9
I thought it was Trump during his first term Dan 17 hrs ago #16
It was. Why Mattis quit SecDef Strelnikov_ 17 hrs ago #26
Trumpstein did Oct 2019in Syria TexLaProgressive 17 hrs ago #19
He fucked them over... 2naSalit 17 hrs ago #23
Great! Iran will have its own Gaza and West Bank! maxrandb 18 hrs ago #10
Feels like I've seen this movie before...n/t leftstreet 18 hrs ago #11
Someone needs to tell the Kurds C_U_L8R 17 hrs ago #12
They just need to remember the Syrian Kurds TexLaProgressive 17 hrs ago #21
Also, remember the Bay of Pigs invaders Bobstandard 17 hrs ago #27
Our leaders are clueless and lack in human decency. PufPuf23 17 hrs ago #13
I've seen this movie before. Solly Mack 17 hrs ago #14
Because that's ALWAYS worked so well in the past... regnaD kciN 17 hrs ago #15
I hope they remember that Trump abandoned them in his first term karynnj 17 hrs ago #17
The Kurds have been abandoned by the US so many times I'm sure that they realize that it is our markodochartaigh 17 hrs ago #22
The Kurds have to be opportunistic fujiyamasan 17 hrs ago #20
'Iranian Kurdish armed groups have *thousands* of forces ' SamuelTheThird 17 hrs ago #24
What a GREAT Plan ! Remember the Last Iraq-Iran War??? Bread and Circuses 17 hrs ago #25
Stay on your toes everyone Bev54 17 hrs ago #31
Just who is at the helm of Dept of Harebrained Schemes this month? Attilatheblond 17 hrs ago #32
Listen again to Trump's initial 8 minute announcement regarding the attack on Iran... PeaceWave 17 hrs ago #34
I agree Renew Deal 15 hrs ago #37
Bay of Pigs, anyone? NickB79 16 hrs ago #36

Easterncedar

(6,034 posts)
4. My god. Will we never learn?
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:03 PM
18 hrs ago

I bet the Iranian people will be thrilled about this. And there's no harm in dumping more weapons on the ground to arm insurgents, right?

The Afghani Taliban have been so grateful for all we left for them.

zorbasd

(524 posts)
28. Yes, we'll never learn, Agent Krasnov
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 07:00 PM
17 hrs ago

fired all the smart, qualified public servants in the State and Defense Dept, & the Pentagon, and installed the utterly stupid MAGAt flunkey sycophants. We are sooo screwed as a country.

2naSalit

(101,873 posts)
23. He fucked them over...
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:35 PM
17 hrs ago

Last time he was disgracing us on the international stage. Somehow, I wouldn't be surprised if they're looking at a chance for payback.

PufPuf23

(9,776 posts)
13. Our leaders are clueless and lack in human decency.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:10 PM
17 hrs ago

Israel and Mossad have been busy destabilizing Iran.

"Freedom" in Iran will be a tortuous process is ever achieved in any of our lifetimes.

Anyone happy about this war is a fool.

markodochartaigh

(5,379 posts)
22. The Kurds have been abandoned by the US so many times I'm sure that they realize that it is our
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:33 PM
17 hrs ago

whey.

Sorry. Each time I read that we have abandoned the Kurds I really do feel ashamed of our political leadership. I wish that they had any other choice of allies.

fujiyamasan

(1,533 posts)
20. The Kurds have to be opportunistic
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:29 PM
17 hrs ago

So I can’t blame them for taking arms from the US and taking advantage of a power vacuum or regime collapse.

But there are serious capacity constraints Hogshit and the administration are clearly ignoring. Iran is capable of cranking out cheap drones almost endlessly and China will almost definitely supply them with components covertly in exchange for cheap oil. Intercepting those drones is expensive and costs several times more than the cost of producing them. As it is supply of intercepters is pressed with Ukraine.

SamuelTheThird

(860 posts)
24. 'Iranian Kurdish armed groups have *thousands* of forces '
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:41 PM
17 hrs ago

Yeah, the math doesn't work there...

Bread and Circuses

(1,868 posts)
25. What a GREAT Plan ! Remember the Last Iraq-Iran War???
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:52 PM
17 hrs ago

EIght Years
1 Million Dead
Chemical weapons flying around
Trench warfare with 14 year old boys sent to be Martyrs


Fun Times !

Bev54

(13,397 posts)
31. Stay on your toes everyone
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 07:02 PM
17 hrs ago

Watch also what he is doing domestically, I think he is going to do a lot of damage using the war as a distraction.

PeaceWave

(3,101 posts)
34. Listen again to Trump's initial 8 minute announcement regarding the attack on Iran...
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 07:07 PM
17 hrs ago

He clearly telegraphed boots on the ground. It's not like it was a secret he was heading in this direction.

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