Trump May Arm Iranian Kurdish Militias: A Blow to the Regime, A Win for the Kurds Everywhere

Two Kurdish PDKI Peshmergas were martyred in a 2017 clash with the IRGC. Many Kurds are ready to strike back against the IRGC after years of abuse and killing. Photo courtesy of PDKI.

The Trump administration has begun reaching out to Iranian Kurdish opposition groups and Iraqi Kurdish leaders as it considers ways to pressure Tehran during the expanding war.

According to Kurdish officials and people familiar with the discussions, President Trump spoke with Iraqi Kurdish leaders Bafel Talabani and Masoud Barzani...