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centerLIVE UPDATEWar on Iran: Who are the Kurds and what does Trump want from them?
NEWS SUMMARY
President Trump initially encouraged Iranian Kurds to attack the Iranian government amid a US-Israeli conflict, but later ruled out direct involvement. The Kurds, an ethnic group indigenous to Mesopotamia, have a complex history of seeking autonomy and have faced repression in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria.
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Iran
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