Kurdish Policy Analysis

  By Dr. Pshtiwan Faraj Iran's Expanding Campaign Against Kurdish Opposition Groups Threatens Iraq's Stability and Energy Security Iran has intensified drone and missile strikes against Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, threatening regional security, energy production, and Baghdad's diplomatic balancing efforts. Renewed Iranian Drone and Missile Strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan Highlight the Region's Growing Role in the U.S.-Iran Confrontation Iran has intensified its military campaign against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, launching a series of drone and missile strikes that have raised regional tensions, disrupted energy production, and complicated Baghdad's diplomatic efforts to balance relations with both Tehran and Washington. The renewed attacks coincide with an escalation in the U.S.-Iran confrontation, as American forces resumed sustained airstrikes against Iranian targets. Although Tehran insis...

  By Dr. Pshtiwan Faraj Why Iraqi Kurdistan Is Paying the Price for the Escalating U.S.-Iran Confrontation As Tehran Targets Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, the Kurdistan Region Finds Itself on the Frontline of a Regional Conflict It Did Not Choose The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has once again become one of the principal battlegrounds in the escalating confrontation between the United States and Iran. Although Kurdish authorities have consistently emphasized their neutrality, the region has endured an unprecedented wave of missile and drone attacks that Tehran says target American military assets and Iranian Kurdish opposition groups operating from Iraqi territory. The attacks underscore a harsh geopolitical reality: Kurdistan's strategic location—between Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria—makes it one of the first regions to absorb the consequences whenever regional rivalries escalate. According to Kurdish media reports, since the latest conflict began on February 28 , the Kurdistan Region has ...

By Dr. Pshtiwan Faraj   Bafel Talabani condemns Iranian missile strikes: A turning point in Kurdistan-Iran relations?  Sharq al-Awsat newspaper: Talabani strongly condemned Iranian missile attacks on Kurdistan Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Bafel Talabani has criticized Iran for its new attacks on the Kurdistan Region in general and PUK positions in Sulaimani province in particular. "Our nation (last night) faced a dangerous and unacceptable violation of its security and sovereignty when a ballistic missile attack directed from Iran targeted our country and our brave security forces," Talabani said in a statement. “This deliberate attack is a flagrant violation of international traditions and an unjustified complication. We condemn this attack in the strongest terms. Let it be clear to everyone: targeting our nation is unacceptable, and the security of our people is a red line that cannot be crossed.” Soran Dawoodi told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that the Nakaroz area ...