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Turkey Blocks US-Israeli Kurdish Invasion Plan, Freezes Peace Talks

5/13/2026

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Turkey announced it blocked a U.S.-Israeli plan for a Kurdish invasion of Iran from Iraq, while peace talks have been paused since Iran war began.
Government has not granted amnesty or legal status to PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan despite a commission's recommendation three months ago.
PKK officials refuse disarmament without Turkish legal guarantees, while intelligence reports no PKK progress since last summer, prompting government to label peace process frozen.

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Turkey announced it blocked a U.S.-Israeli plan for a Kurdish invasion of Iran from Iraq, while peace talks have been paused since Iran war began.
Government has not granted amnesty or legal status to PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan despite a commission's recommendation three months ago.
PKK officials refuse disarmament without Turkish legal guarantees, while intelligence reports no PKK progress since last summer, prompting government to label peace process frozen.