March 4, 2026

Hundreds of Kurdish fighters have begun ground activity inside Iran from areas near the Iraqi border, Israeli and American officials confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, in a development that could open an additional front against Tehran as regional tensions continue to escalate.

The Kurdish forces operating along the Iran-Iraq border are considered one of the most prominent armed opposition groups confronting the regime in Tehran. The organizations involved are Iranian Kurdish groups that maintain thousands of fighters, most of whom operate from territory in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq along the frontier with Iran.

Hundreds of Iranian Kurdish fighters have launched ground operations near the Iraq-Iran border, aiming to stretch Tehran’s military by forcing it to divert forces away from internal protests and strike zones, according to Israeli and American officials and Kurdish sources; this move, potentially coordinated with U.S. backing and recent dialogues between Kurdish leaders and the Trump administration, could open a new front against Iran amid escalating regional tensions and ongoing U.S. efforts to weaken the Iranian regime.

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