{"id":13419,"date":"2026-08-17T17:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13419"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:25:56","slug":"iran-drones-target-kurdish-leaders-after-trump-used-them-as-backchannel-to-irgc-us-condemns-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13419","title":{"rendered":"Iran drones target Kurdish leaders after Trump used them as backchannel to IRGC; US condemns attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133302615,imgsize-51562,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/masrour-barzani.jpg\" alt=\"Iran drones target Kurdish leaders after Trump used them as backchannel to IRGC; US condemns attack\" title=\"Iranian drones targeted the office of Iraqi Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani and the residence of the region\u2019s security chief\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Iranian drones targeted the office of Iraqi Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani and the residence of the region\u2019s security chief\">Iranian drones targeted the office of Iraqi Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani and the residence of the region\u2019s security chief<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two drones launched from Iranian territory targeted the office of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the residence of the region&#8217;s security chief early Monday, with no casualties reported, Kurdish authorities said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The strikes came after reports revealed that Nechirvan Barzani, president of Iraq&#8217;s Kurdistan Region, had been used by the Donald Trump administration as a secret channel to communicate with Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during efforts to negotiate an end to the war.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Service said the drones, identified as Hadid-110 aircraft, targeted Barzani&#8217;s private office and the residence of the head of the region&#8217;s Security and Intelligence Agency. <!-- -->The agency said the drones were launched from Iranian territory.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Barzani condemned the attack as \u201creckless and unacceptable\u201d, calling it a \u201cdangerous escalation\u201d and a direct threat to the security and stability of the Kurdistan Region. He said the attacks would not deter the regional government from carrying out its duties and protecting its citizens.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The attack comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, which Tehran has repeatedly accused of harbouring Iranian Kurdish opposition groups. Kurdish authorities have denied allowing their territory to be used to threaten Iran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Attack comes after US used president as Iran backchannel<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>According to an Axios report, US officials approached Nechirvan Barzani in May after Washington became uncertain whether Iran&#8217;s official negotiators had the backing of the powerful IRGC. Barzani subsequently relayed messages between US officials and IRGC commander general Ahmad Vahidi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>A spokesperson for Nechirvan Barzani&#8217;s office separately confirmed that he had played a role in relaying messages between Washington and Tehran and in efforts to ease tensions. <!-- -->The spokesperson said the Kurdistan Region had consistently advocated dialogue and negotiations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The backchannel report adds significance to Monday&#8217;s attack, although there is no evidence that the drone strike was linked to Iraqi-Kurdistan\u2019s role in the US-Iran channel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>US condemns attack<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>US Ambassador to Iraq Tom Barrack condemned the attack, calling it a \u201cdirect threat to regional stability\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>\u201cSuch aggression against our trusted Kurdish allies is unacceptable,\u201d Barrack said, adding that Washington would not \u201ccondone or tolerate\u201d the hostilities.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-drones-target-kurdish-leaders-after-trump-used-them-as-backchannel-to-irgc-us-condemns-attack\/articleshow\/133302540.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian drones targeted the office of Iraqi Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani and the residence of the region\u2019s security chief Two drones launched from Iranian territory targeted the office of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the residence of the region&#8217;s security chief early Monday, with no casualties reported, Kurdish authorities said.The strikes 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