Trump voices support for possible Kurdish offensive in Iran

US president says he’d be ‘all for’ Kurdish ground assault on Iran amid reports that Washington is egging on rebellion.Published On 5 Mar 2026Donald Trump has expressed public support for a possible Kurdish offensive against Iran as the United States pushes to destabilise the Iranian governing system internally.“I think it’s wonderful that they want to do that, I’d be all for it,” the US president told the Reuters news agency on Thursday when asked about the prospects of a Kurdish rebellion in Iran.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran war: What is happening on day six of US-Israel attacks?list 2 of 3While US encourages Kurds to attack Iran, history serves darker warninglist 3 of 3Which Kurdish groups is the US rallying to fight Iran?end of listSeveral US media outlets have reported that Trump called leaders in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq to enable Iranian Kurdish groups launch a ground offensive inside Iran.In his comments on Thursday, Trump declined to say whether the US would provide air support for Kurdish rebels.The White House had confirmed that the US president contacted Kurdish leaders in Iraq but denied that Trump agreed to a plan to push for an armed uprising by the Kurds in Iran.“The president has held many calls with partners, allies and leaders in the region, in the Middle East,” Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday.“He did speak to Kurdish leaders with respect to our base that we have in northern Iraq.”US assets in Erbil in the Kurdish region of Iraq have come under repeated Iranian drone and missile attacks since the war started.Iran is home to millions of Kurds, mostly living in the west of the country.Kurds represent a sizable ethnic minority in Iraq, Syria and Turkiye, as well.Earlier this week, Mustafa Hijri, head of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), a prominent Kurdish opposition group, called for desertion from the Iranian army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).