Kurdish groups
Coverage of Kurdish groups in the Nexus archive.
- Turkey urges Iran to halt attacks on Kurdish groups
Turkey urges Iran to cease attacks on Kurdish groups, fearing closer ties between Kurdish opposition and Israel. The move aims to protect Turkey's peace process with the PKK. Recent diplomatic exchanges between Turkey and Iran discussed concerns over Iranian military actions in Iraq and Iran, which could destabilize regional efforts to reintegrate former PKK militants.
- Iran's Araghchi reveals Turkey's role in thwarting Kurdish offensive
Iran's Araghchi confirmed that Turkey intervened to prevent armed Iranian Kurdish groups from participating in the conflict. The revelation marks Tehran's first public acknowledgment of Ankara's role in this matter.
- IRGC says it killed six separatists in northwestern Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran killed six separatists in the northwestern region after they entered the border area to conduct sabotage and terrorism. US President Donald Trump acknowledged that Washington attempted to send weapons to Iranian demonstrators through Kurdish intermediaries during recent protests, which Kurdish groups denied.