Trump says doesn't want Kurds to launch offensive against Iran

Middle East Eye · March 7, 2026 War

Trump says doesn't want Kurds to launch offensive against Iran US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he did not want the Kurds to launch an offensive against Iran. "We're not looking to the Kurds going in," he told reporters in a briefing aboard Air Force One. "We're very friendly with the Kurds, as you know, but we don't want to make the war any more complex than it already is.