Washington’s move to zero Peshmerga funding alarms Erbil as Iranian strikes intensify and the September deadline rapidly nears.
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US Iraq Withdrawal confronts hardline militias that refuse to disarm, threatening Baghdad’s sovereignty and Iran’s expanding corridor of armed proxies.
A Kurdish intervention against Iran collapsed before it began, exposing deep Israeli strategic miscalculations about popular support and Kurdish fragmentation.
Baghdad’s fiscal pressure and intra-Kurdish rivalries are reshaping the KDP–PUK bargain, reconfiguring Kurdistan Region federalism without systemic collapse.
Regional powers tighten the noose on Iraq’s Iran-backed Iraqi militias after 966 attacks on Kurdistan spark direct airstrikes and diplomatic ultimatums.
Shattered diplomatic rules demand new strategic thinking. Discover how Kurdistan utilizes informal networks to survive and mediate regional crises.
Ankara leverages regional conflict to draw Baghdad and Erbil into its security orbit, countering the PKK and expanding trade alternatives to Iran.
Iraq’s balancing act fails. Iran-linked militias launch 750 strikes. Oil exports halt. Gas imports cut. Fiscal collapse looms.
Washington must deepen its partnership with Iraqi Kurdistan by providing air defenses to counter Iranian-backed militia strikes and ensure regional stability.
Baghdad cannot protect Kurdish territory from Iranian missiles. The US should treat Kurdistan like Taiwan for air defense, bypassing Iraqi veto.