US media claimed that rebel militants had launched a ground offensive from Iraq amid ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Tehran
Local authorities in western Iran have firmly denied reports that armed Kurdish groups had crossed into the country from Iraq’s Kurdistan region, insisting the border is under complete control. Meanwhile, Tehran has reportedly carried out “preemptive strikes” on opposition bases in northern Iraq.
The denials follow days of US media reports suggesting Washington was arming Kurdish forces as potential ground troops. An American official told Fox News on Wednesday that “thousands of Iraqi Kurdish fighters” had allegedly…
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