Iranian media falsely claims to have ‘injured’ Israeli in Iraq attacks

Iranian pro-government media spread images of an alleged “Israeli” they claimed to have injured in their attacks against Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The article was posted on Iran’s Tasnim News on Saturday. There was one problem with their report. The “Israeli” whose image Tasnim News in Iran used and who they … Read more

Iran’s attacks on Kurdistan region and Pakistan escalate Tehran’s threat

Iran doubled down on its decision to launch attacks against Iraq and Pakistan over the last few days. Iran’s Ministry of Defense said Iran has a right to protect itself, claiming the attacks were defensive. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also continued to claim it was targeting “Zionists” and also “ISIS” in its attacks. … Read more

Kurdish PM accuses Iran of killing civilians

Masrour Barzani — Prime Minister of Kurdistan region in Iraq. London: Masrour Barzani — Prime Minister of Kurdistan region in Iraq — has accused Iran of killing innocent civilians in its strikes on the capital city Erbil, media reports said. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards earlier said they attacked an Israeli spy centre in the region, The … Read more

IRGC attack US consulate in Iraq as tensions between the US, Iran rise

The American consulate in Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq was attacked Monday evening by drones belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), according to a report on Al Jazeera. The IRGC took responsibility for the attack in northern Iraq announcing that they had attacked an “intelligence headquarters and gathering place of … Read more

Turkey bombs Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq – POLITICO

Turkey carried out airstrikes against Kurdish militants in neighboring Syria and Iraq in response to another attack on Turkish military bases in Iraq. Turkish jets destroyed 29 bunkers, shelters, caves and oil facilities across the Metina, Hakurk, Gara and Qandil regions in northern Iraq and northern Syria, according to Turkey’s defense ministry. The ministry said … Read more