"We are now learning from a senior official here in Iraqi Kurdistan that this CIA operation to support these Iranian Kurdish forces has been going on now for a few months. We spoke to a senior leader with the Iranian Kurdish militia groups yesterday, who told us that they believe they are going to be participating in a ground offensive into Iran in the coming days, and that they are going to be doing it with the support of the U.S. and Israel."
"He said that President Trump himself had actually called the leader of one of these Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups. And as if in response to this reporting, Wolf, this morning the Iranians hit one of those Iranian Kurdish militia bases with a missile. This is the first time we're seeing them use a missile—they've used drones to attack these bases in the last couple of days, but this was a missile."
"There is now very real fear here in Iraqi Kurdistan, with the leadership, that Iran could launch massive retaliatory strikes if this ground offensive goes ahead. The leader here who I spoke to said that the Iranians had warned Iraqi Kurdistan just a few days ago."
CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward reported from Iraqi Kurdistan that the CIA has been operating for several months to support Iranian Kurdish forces in planning a ground assault into Iran. Trump administration officials have allegedly been in direct contact with Iranian Kurdish opposition leaders, including a call from President Trump himself. The operation aims to fuel a popular uprising against the Iranian regime, with both U.S. and Israeli support reportedly involved. In response to these reports, Iran launched a missile strike on an Iranian Kurdish militia base in Iraqi Kurdistan, marking an escalation from previous drone attacks. Kurdish leadership in Iraq expressed serious concerns about potential massive Iranian retaliatory strikes if the planned ground offensive proceeds.
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