A Kurdish uprising in Iran is an uphill battle rife with strategic obstacles

A Kurdish uprising in Iran is an uphill battle rife with strategic obstacles Submitted by Ilya Roubanis on Thu, 03/05/2026 - 16:24 While there is an opportunity for Kurdish groups to make gains while Iran is under attack, there are greater risks of history repeating itself Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq, on 12 February 2026 (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters) Off There is now a growing consensus that the US - Israeli coalition is supporting a Kurdish uprising in Iran . On 2 and 3 March, the Israeli army was targeting Iranian military positions in Iranian Kurdistan. In response, the Iranian-backed militia, Kataib Hezbollah, targeted transport and logistics infrastructure in Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) territory, Kurdish and Iranian sources on the ground have said.