The Kurdistan Regional Government has rejected reports that claim the Kurdistan Region is involved in a plan to arm Kurdish opposition parties and send them into Iranian territory, calling the allegations false and deliberately published. In an official statement, KRG spokesperson Peshawa Hawramani said the claims were “completely unfounded” and denied any role by the Kurdistan Region in such a plan.
The statement also said the KRG and the political parties within it are not part of any effort to widen the current regional conflict. Instead, the government said it supports peace and stability and does not want the Kurdistan Region drawn deeper into the war.
The response comes as security pressure continues to grow across the Kurdistan Region. Since the war between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other began on February 28, Erbil and other parts of the Kurdistan Region have faced repeated missile and drone threats, including attacks aimed at U.S. positions and other sites in the region.
Hawramani said the KRG strongly condemns the attacks on the Kurdistan Region and called on Iraq’s federal government and the international community to step in to stop them. The statement framed the issue as one of protecting the region’s land, people, and overall stability at a time of rising cross-border tension.
The KRG’s position is in line with other recent messages from Kurdish officials, who have said the Kurdistan Region does not want to become a party to the wider war. That stance has become more important as outside claims and battlefield pressure have both increased in recent days.
For the Kurdistan Region, the statement serves two purposes. It pushes back against claims of direct involvement in armed operations against Iran, and it reinforces a broader political line that the region wants to remain outside the conflict while defending itself against attacks.
