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Iran Hits Kurdish Group, Blames Turkey; Trump Intervenes

7/21/2026

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Turkey blocked a U.S.-Israeli-backed Kurdish operation from Iraqi Kurdistan, prompting Iran to strike Kurdish groups inside Iran.
President Donald Trump later asserted he urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stay out of the conflict.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps reported a missile strike in Sulaimaniyah that killed nine Komala Toilers of Kurdistan Party members, while Turkey has offered no comment.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Turkey blocked a U.S.-Israeli-backed Kurdish operation from Iraqi Kurdistan, prompting Iran to strike Kurdish groups inside Iran.
President Donald Trump later asserted he urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stay out of the conflict.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps reported a missile strike in Sulaimaniyah that killed nine Komala Toilers of Kurdistan Party members, while Turkey has offered no comment.