Iran Deploys Artillery, Troops To Kurdish Border Areas Amid Renewed War Fears

What happened: Iran's military is deploying artillery and personnel to its northwest Kurdish regions bordering Iraq, amid an intensified crackdown on Kurdish opposition groups including PJAK and as Israel and the US threaten new attacks. Key numbers: Kurdish population of Iran commonly estimated at 10-15 million; IRGC convoys reported to Sanandaj, Kamyaran, Sarvabad, Why it matters: Reports of external covert arming and funding of Kurdish groups, which Iraqi Kurdish political leaders denied, plus a heightened state of alert could intensify Tehran's anti-Kurdish opposition crackdown.

Iran's military is deploying artillery and personnel to its northwest Kurdish regions bordering Iraq, amid an intensified crackdown on Kurdish opposition groups including PJAK and as Israel and the US threaten new attacks.

Reports of external covert arming and funding of Kurdish groups, which Iraqi Kurdish political leaders denied, plus a heightened state of alert could intensify Tehran's anti-Kurdish opposition crackdown.