Iranians fear fragmentation as rumours swirl about US backing Kurdish groups

Iranians fear fragmentation as rumours swirl about US backing Kurdish groups Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 13:01 'I realise they are criminals too, just like the Islamic Republic,' an Iranian mother says of Trump and Netanyahu A fighter from the Iranian Kurdish armed faction Kurdistan Free Life Party near the border with Iran in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, on 8 March 2026 (AFP) Off For many Iranians , the war launched by Israel and the US has triggered fears that go beyond air strikes and missile attacks. Some now worry that the conflict will open the door to internal instability and even attempts to fragment the country along ethnic lines. Keyvan, 42, was born and raised in Tehran.