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Iranian Kurds wait for regime change, eyeing stability of Tehran
Ariel Ben Solomon21.10.2018
Iran expert Meir Javedanfar speculated that if President Donald Trump is re-elected and U.S. sanctions ratcheted up, then the regime would be pressed to negotiate with the Americans or risk real threats of domestic instability.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses coal-mine workers protesting the government's lack of management, on May 7, 2017. Credit: Moein Motlagh/Wikimedia Commons.
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Turkey experts worry Erdoğan may use Al Qaeda against Kurds
John RossomandoInvestigative Project on Terrorism17.10.2018
“Anyone who is saying that Erdoğan, AKP and Al Qaeda are enemies are making a huge mistake. They don’t like democracy, but they see that Erdoğan is the best way for them to reach their objectives,” said Ahmet Yayla, former chief of counterterrorism in Sanliurfa, near the Syrian border.
Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters. Credit: Flickr.
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Ben Cohen14.09.2018
Kurds remain first in Iran’s firing line
The sorry record of international betrayal of Kurdish aspirations dates back to the end of the World War I. Frankly, betrayal remains at the heart of U.S. policy.
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Fiamma Nirenstein08.04.2018
Leaving the fate of Syria to an imperialist trio is a recipe for disaster
America’s exit from Syria would allow the expansion of its worst enemies in a volatile and extremely dangerous area, while abandoning the Kurds, Yazidis, dissident Sunnis and Christians to Turkey, Iran and Russia.
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Jonathan S. Tobin05.04.2018
Trump repeats Obama’s mistakes on Syria
The president’s proposed Syria bugout leaves Israel and the Kurds exposed, and would pave the way for more terrorism.
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As Iranian minorities join protests, should the US and Israel arm them?
Ariel Ben Solomon17.01.2018
Could the U.S. and Israel more aggressively promote regime change in Iran through supporting dissident minority groups, including by arming them?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump with senior White House adviser Jared Kushner at the start of a meeting in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.
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