The CIA is the world's premier intelligence group, at least when it comes to recruiting proxies to overthrow undesirable governments. Whether it is Central or South America, Ukraine, the Baltics, or Iran, the CIA will find someone willing to fight on their behalf and keep the war inventory moving without spilling much American blood. I wonder who is paying for the weapons this time?
CIA reportedly arming Kurdish forces as ground troops to help foment ‘popular uprising in Iran’
The Islamic Republic of Iran is infamous for waging proxy wars and multi-front wars. Now it is faced with a formidable confrontation from opponents who are bombarding it from the sea and the air, and now may challenge it on the ground.
It remains to be seen whether the Islamic Republic of Iran’s staunch allies, such as Russia and China, or its proxies, such as the Houthis of Yemen, will engage. Prediction: likely not. All China cares about is its economy, Russia has merely issued a condemnation from afar, but is likely hoping that the conflict with Iran will tie up resources to aid Ukraine for an extended period. And the Houthis, according to Middle East Eye:
“The Houthis are still studying the situation and will make their decision based on the challenges facing Iran,” Fatehi bin Lazreq, editor of the Aden al-Ghad newspaper, told Middle East Eye. “If they determine that the threat to the Iranian regime is existential, they will decide to fully engage in the war.”
Should the Houthis engage, they, too, will face existential threat.
The war is expanding, as was to be expected, and already underway is an as yet unpredictable longterm shift in regional dynamics. According to the Associated Press, “The Kurdish groups are widely seen as the most well-organized segment of the fragmented Iranian opposition and are believed to have thousands of trained fighters. Their entry into the war could pose a significant challenge to the embattled authorities in Tehran and could also risk pulling Iraq further into the conflict.”
CIA working to arm Kurdish forces, aims to spark uprising against Iran regime – report
by Jacob Laznik, Jerusalem Post, March 4, 2026:
The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, multiple people familiar with the plan told CNN.
The Trump administration has been in active discussions with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq about providing them with military support, the sources said.
Iranian Kurdish armed groups have thousands of forces operating along the Iraq-Iran border, primarily in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Several of the groups have released public statements since the beginning of the war, hinting at imminent action and urging Iranian military forces to defect.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been striking Kurdish groups and said it targeted Kurdish forces with dozens of drones, CNN reported.
Trump spoke with the president of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), Mustafa Hijri, according to a senior Iranian Kurdish official cited by CNN. KDPI was one of the groups targeted by the IRGC.
Iranian Kurdish opposition forces are expected to take part in a ground operation in Western Iran in the coming days, the senior Iranian Kurdish official told CNN….
While it looks, at first glance, like most Persians want the theocratic government to disappear from Tehran, there are still millions of devout Iranians who support it. A civil war between the two sides could be prolonged and very ugly, as the Shia devotees will not easily give up on the idea of forming a global caliphate, especially now that they have nearly conquered Europe.
Iranian TV host weeps over Khamenei’s death, while Australian host of Iranian heritage says ‘burn in hell’
In stark contrast to Rita Panahi, here is an Islamic Republic of Iran loyalist, Iranian Channel 1 TV host Hassan Soltani blubbering over Khamenei’s death:
Many leftist politicians (such as French President Emmanuel Macron and Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez), and their leftist media activist counterparts are shielding the Iranian Islamic regime. They prioritize partisanship over all else, including the national security of their own countries and that of other Western allies. The suffering of Iranian dissidents inside Iran, with over 36 thousand people slaughtered in the streets, matters little to them.
The deep feelings of Hassan Soltani showcase the extent of his commitment to the regime, and there are many like him, unfortunately, living in Western countries.
Iranian TV Host Breaks Down Weeping Announcing Death Of Supreme Leader Khamenei
MEMRI, March 3, 2026:
Iranian Channel 1 TV host Hassan Soltani broke down crying while announcing the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a March 1, 2026 broadcast. He described Khamenei as “the sublime and celestial spirit of the indomitable mountain, which is the Guardian, the compassionate father of the nation,” and said that he has “drunk the nectar of martyrdom.
“Hassan Soltani: “Allah Akbar! Allah Akbar! Allah Akbar! ‘Among the believers there are men who were true to the pledge they made to Allah. Some of them died, others are still awaiting, but they have not changed in the least.’ ‘We belong to Allah…’ ‘We belong to Allah, and to Him we shall return.'”
After a life of ceaseless and indefatigable Jihad in the path of Hussein, the sublime and celestial spirit of the indomitable mountain, which is the Guardian, the compassionate father of the nation, the Leader and Imam of the Muslims, the honorable Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, has drunk the nectar of martyrdom, in honor of the temple of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and has joined the highest kingdom. We send our blessings to the sublime spirit of the late Imam [Khomeini], and to his worthy successor, the great Leader, the most honorable martyr, the Grand Ayatollah Imam Khomeini… [Rather], Grand Ayatollah Imam Khamenei.”…
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