The paramilitaries have also targeted US bases and airports around Iraq, including in the semiautonomous northern Iraqi Kurdistan region. Iranian Kurdish opposition parties have offices in Iraqi Kurdistan — Iran has already bombed these — but those parties denied that fighters were crossing the border into Iran. “[This risks] prolonged domestic instability, with potential wider implications for regional security dynamics.”All that puts Iraqi Kurdish leaders in a difficult position. They have been quick to stress Iraqi Kurdistan would not be part of this conflict. He is tied to a sacred system.”Albasha said Khamenei fulfilled the same spiritual role for some Shia groups that the pope does for most Catholics.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 09, 2026 12:04 UTC