Kurds Could Build a New Iran

A newly formed umbrella of Iranian-Kurdish groups (the 'Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan'), aided rhetorically or materially by external states, could become the most numerous and combat-ready opposition inside Iran and therefore a plausible nucleus for post-regime governance — or a target that accelerates regional war and Kurdish repression. The coalition combines veteran militant groups (PAK, KDP-I) with cross-border bases in Iraqi Kurdistan while Israeli strikes and US signals alter the calculus of outside support. — If accurate, this reframes Western policy choices: backing or tolerating strikes risks either empowering a minority-led transition with major regional consequences or provoking intensified cycles of violence and authoritarian backlash.