“We cannot take the side of either the Americans or the Iranians," Mazloum Haftan, a senior PJAK commander, told The New Region. "Our goals are different... a democratic and decentralised #Iran that guarantees the Kurds and other people's right t...
...o self-determination." The war on Iran erupted on 28 February when the US and #Israel launched a wave of air and missile strikes across Iran, targeting military installations, air defences and senior officials in what Washington described as an effort to cripple Tehran’s nuclear programme and weaken the Islamic Republic's leadership. Iranian officials, however, characterised the attack as an unprovoked act of aggression seeking regime change rather than a negotiated settlement over Iran’s ...
...nuclear programme. #Trump appeared to reinforce that perception hours after the attacks began, publicly urging Iranians to rise against their government and suggesting the moment could be a historic opportunity to overthrow the Islamic Republic. Since then, the conflict has rapidly spread across the region. Iran has responded with waves of missiles and drones targeting Israeli territory, US bases and infrastructure across the Gulf, while regional shipping lanes and energy facilities have b...
...een drawn into the confrontation.