Trending Now - Israel and Kurdish Forces Discuss Potential Offensive in Iran

WHO:

President Donald Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Iranian Kurdish militias

Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK)

Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI)

Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK)

Senior PDKI official Mohammad Saleh Qadri

Iranian government

Iraqi government

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

Kurdish sources and Israeli sources (anonymous)

WHAT:

Israel has been bombing parts of western Iran to support Iranian Kurdish militias.

Kurdish factions aim to seize Iranian territory along the border, specifically the towns of Oshnavieh and Piranshahr.

Thousands of Kurdish fighters are gathering on the Iraqi side of the border, preparing for an offensive within a week.

Independent estimates suggest the combined strength of the militias is between 5,000 and 8,000 fighters.

Kurdish groups have been providing targeting intelligence to the US and Israel.

Five Iranian dissident groups announced an alliance at the end of February 2026.

President Trump stated it would be “wonderful” if Kurdish forces crossed into Iran.

Qadri claimed, “Our largest force is already in Iran,” and expressed readiness to act against the Iranian government.

WHERE:

Western Iran

Iraqi Kurdistan

Towns of Oshnavieh and Piranshahr in Iran

Border areas between Iraq and Iran

WHEN:

Talks between Israel and Iranian Kurdish groups have been ongoing for about a year (since 2025).

President Trump made comments on March 6, 2026.

Kurdish factions are preparing to launch an offensive within a week from March 6, 2026.

The alliance of five Iranian dissident groups was announced at the end of February 2026.

WHY:

The Kurdish militias hope to exploit the US-Israeli war against Iran to seize territory.

The goal of the Kurdish factions is to establish a semi-autonomous region in a federal Iran.

The Iranian government has been attacking Kurdish armed groups inside Iraq and warned of retaliation against hostile forces.

HOW:

Israel has been conducting airstrikes on Iranian targets to facilitate Kurdish operations.

Kurdish groups have requested air defense systems, drones, small arms, and artillery support from the US and Israel.

Kurdish leaders have sought guarantees for their national and ethnic rights from Israel, Europe, and the United States.

In a significant escalation, Israel has been conducting airstrikes in western Iran to support Iranian Kurdish militias, who are preparing for an offensive aimed at seizing territory along the border, particularly in the towns of Oshnavieh and Piranshahr. Thousands of Kurdish fighters, estimated to number between 5,000 and 8,000, are gathering on the Iraqi side of the border, with Kurdish groups providing targeting intelligence to the U.S. and Israel, while President Trump recently expressed that it would be “wonderful” if these forces crossed into Iran. The situation has intensified following the announcement of an alliance among five Iranian dissident groups at the end of February, as Kurdish leaders seek to establish a semi-autonomous region in a federal Iran amidst ongoing threats from the Iranian government.