Iraqi Kurdish commander says there are no plans to invade Iran

Iraqi Kurdish commander says there are no plans to invade Iran Submitted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg on Wed, 03/25/2026 - 17:40 Peshmerga general and millionaire businessman Sirwan Barzani tells MEE Iran should not be attacking Kurdish bases Sirwan Barzani speaking to Middle East Eye in March 2026 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq (Wladimir van Wilgenburg/MEE) Off A top Iraqi Kurdish commander has told Middle East Eye his forces have no plans to invade Iran but that he is exasperated by Iranian attacks on their bases. Sirwan Barzani, a Peshmerga major-general and millionaire businessman, said that since the US - Israeli war on Iran began on 28 February, the Kurdistan region of Iraq has faced around 430 drone and missile attacks. Sirwan, who is responsible for holding the Kurdish frontline against the Islamic State (IS) militant group in northern Iraq, met with MEE on Tuesday, the same day that Iranian ballistic missiles killed six Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers and injured 30.