US media have claimed that insurgent militants have launched a ground offensive from Iraq amid ongoing US-Israeli attacks on Tehran.
Local authorities in western Iran have firmly denied reports that armed Kurdish groups have entered the country from Iraq’s Kurdistan region, insisting the border is under full control. Meanwhile, Tehran reported “Preemptive Strikes” On opposition bases in northern Iraq.
The denials come days after US media reports suggested Washington was mobilizing Kurdish forces as potential ground troops. A US official told Fox News on Wednesday “Thousands of Iraqi Kurdish fighters” It is alleged that the attack was carried out inside Iran.
Mohammad Shafi’, the governor of Qasr-e Shirin county on the Iran-Iraq border, dismissed reports of an attack, he told local media on Thursday. “No reports of infiltration or illegal movement by armed groups or criminals have been recorded.”
He explained the rumors about “Counter-Revolutionary Elements” Entering the Islamic Republic “total lie” service “It serves no other purpose than to cause concern among people.”
Kurdish dissident groups based in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have acknowledged establishing themselves near the border, but insist they have not yet crossed.
Hanna Hussein Yazdan Pana of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) told the BBC that six Kurdish opposition groups were coordinating plans but were waiting for US support. “If the air above us is not cleaned we cannot move” Add moving now, she said “Suicide.”
A senior leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) told the BBC that he believed in the Kurds. “Soon to be fought in Iran” But he refused to give a time limit.
On Thursday, the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence announced that it had carried out “Preliminary” Aim of the military operation “Separatist Terrorist Groups” Who intended “Abuse the conditions of war and sneak into Iran through the western borders with US and Israeli support.”
The ministry did not specify which groups were specifically targeted or in which regions. According to state media, the strikes destroyed bases and ammunition depots “Heavy losses.”
The White House has denied reports of his involvement. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said “None of our objectives are based on any specific force support or armament.”
Meanwhile, White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt confirmed that Trump had spoken with Kurdish leaders. “Regarding our base we have in northern Iraq.” But he denied that he had agreed to any specific project.
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