Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press. Kurdish party leaders have also discussed the Iran crisis with President Donald Trump, according to Iraqi Kurdish officials. One official says Trump has asked them to open the border and back the groups militarily. Iraqi Kurdish leaders fear Iranian retaliation. Recent drone and missile strikes have already hit the region, damaging homes, and disrupting electricity. Iraq also reinforces the border and the Iraqi government has vowed to stop infiltrations.
Zelenskyy offers help to stop Iranian drones in return for truce — Bloomberg
On #TheGlobalJigsaw we too looked into Ukrainian and Iranian/Russian drone technology:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6qpc
Zelenskyy offers help to stop Iranian drones in return for truce — Bloomberg Zelesnkyy added that the ceasefire could also be declared for two months or two weeks, "so that Ukrainians can help Middle Eastern countries protect civilians.": Online media ZMINA ✍
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) has named a new commander in chief, Ahmad Vahidi.
The previous commander. Gen Mohammad Pakpour, was killed in the joint Israeli US attacks on Iran on Saturday.
More on the IRGC from #TheGlobalJigsaw https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yv8
In P 3 we explored the Kremlin’s attempts in subjugating occupied parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7nf1
#TheGlobalJigsaw looked into the language of war used by Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6r7s
And Ukraine's response:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7lch
Kriszta Satori
