The Kurdish Muslim organization "Peshmerga" announced that its thousands of trained armed personnel are ready to defend the western border of Iran, reenacting their role during the early days of the revolution and the Iran-Iraq war.
According to Tasnim News Agency, the organization stated in a statement that it would crush any threats in the Kurdish region at an early stage, and warned that any "traitors and hired agents" would face inevitable death and humiliation.
The organization also called on opposition members to lay down their arms, return to the country, and warned not to be used as pawns by "American-Israeli mercenaries."
According to Israel's i24NEWS, thousands of Kurdish fighters crossed the border into Iran and occupied combat positions. Kurds make up about 15% of Iran's population, around 15 million people, mainly living in western provinces bordering Iraq and Turkey.
The area has long been plagued by anti-government sentiment, with many protests against the Iranian Islamic regime erupting here. Trump has already spoken with the leadership of the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran, and is currently negotiating with the Kurds in Iraq regarding weapons transit issues.
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