"I think it's wonderful that they want to do that, I'd be all for it. When asked if the U.S. would provide or had offered air cover, he responded, I can't tell you that, but added that the objective for the Kurds would be to win. If they're going to do that, that's good."
"What we're talking about is possibly these are Iranian Kurds who live just outside of Iran in northern Iraq, and there's been reporting that there was a CIA effort to begin arming them and possibly sending them over the border into Iraq. The reporting is only that it's small arms, but the idea would be they could go in and possibly draw some Iranian military units away."
"A senior U.S. intelligence official said the Kurds—the Iranian Kurds—represent only, you know, 10 to 15 percent of the entire population of Iran. They cannot single-handedly topple the government in Iran. They're just not big enough. They would need many other groups to join them."
President Trump told Reuters he would support Iranian Kurdish forces launching a ground invasion into Iran, saying he would be "all for it." When asked about U.S. air support, Trump declined to provide specifics but emphasized the goal would be Kurdish victory. Reporting indicates the CIA may be arming Iranian Kurds based in northern Iraq with small arms, potentially to draw Iranian military units away from other areas. However, intelligence officials caution that Iranian Kurds represent only 10-15 percent of Iran's population and cannot independently topple the government without support from other opposition groups. The White House spokesperson stated Trump has not issued orders for Kurdish forces to enter Iran.
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