Mazlum Haftan, commander in the Kurdish Iranian armed faction, the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), gestures during an interview with an AFP journalist near the Iraqi border with Iran in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region on Feb. 26, 2026. (Credit: Illustrative photo by Shwan Mohammed/AFP)
Iran threatened on Friday to target "all the facilities" of the Kurdistan region in Iraq if militants were allowed to enter the Islamic republic.
"So far only the bases of the United States and Israel and separatist groups in the region have been targeted," the Mehr news agency reported, quoting a letter by Iran's defense council.
It warned that if "the continued presence, plotting and entry" of militants into Iran is allowed, "all facilities of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq ... will be widely targeted."
Iran threatened on Friday to target "all the facilities" of the Kurdistan region in Iraq if militants were allowed to enter the Islamic republic.
"So far only the bases of the United States and Israel and separatist groups in the region have been targeted," the Mehr news agency reported, quoting a letter by Iran's defense council.
It warned that if "the continued presence, plotting and entry" of militants into Iran is allowed, "all facilities of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq ... will be widely targeted."
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