Iran Drone Strike Wounds Peshmerga Fighter In Iraq
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What Happened
Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired three drones at a village near Soran in Iraq's Kurdistan Region early Thursday, wounding one Peshmerga fighter. The target was a site belonging to the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran. The strike came hours after Iran's foreign minister held indirect talks with US negotiators about ending the broader conflict.
Why It Matters
Iran has hit the Kurdistan Region more than 1,000 times since February, aiming at Kurdish dissident groups and US-linked sites. This strike landed the same day Iranian officials were negotiating with American counterparts. The timing states its own point: talks and attacks are not treated as contradictory here, and there's no indication a deal would change that.
What's Next
The Peshmerga forces, recently unified, are seeking closer security coordination with Baghdad and improved air defenses.