Tom Barak's first disappointing message for the Kurds; Emphasis on strengthening the capitals and ignoring the Kurdish issue

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - Tom Barak, the new US special representative for Syria and Iraq, in his first message emphasized the cooperation of Iraq, Syria and Turkey to ensure the stability of the region; The message, despite addressing ethnic and religious differences, did not mention Kurds and their political rights.

Climate in the whirlpool of new regional equations/ Delshad Majid

Iraq Service and Kurdistan Region - Delshad Majid, a Kurdish analyst of strategic issues, in a note rejecting the superficial and local view of the conflicts of the ruling parties in the Kurdistan Region, argues that the political developments in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah are the direct result of the paradigm shift in the international system and the rearrangement of regional alliances between the axes of power. By dissecting the recent diplomatic turns in the region, he announces the inevitable strengthening of the center of power in Baghdad and the decline of the traditional structures of the region in the new balance.

Horamani:

The Kurdistan Regional Government has nothing to do with the US weapons case

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The spokesperson of the Kurdistan Regional Government, in response to a question about the delivery of weapons by the United States to the Kurdish parties, emphasized that Washington should clarify the details of this case and that the regional government had no role in it.

The dispute between American officials over the continuation of military support for Iraqi Kurdish forces

World Service - While the debates in the US Congress on the reduction of the budget against ISIS intensified, the senior Pentagon official, describing the Iraqi Kurdish forces as Washington's "most powerful partner" in the region, emphasized the necessity of continuing military and security support for the Peshmerga.

Kurdish representative of the Iraqi Parliament:

Entering into military equations is gambling with the fate of the Kurds

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - a member of the Economic Commission of the Iraqi Parliament, in a conversation with Kurdpress, warned about the consequences of the Kurdistan Region's entry into regional tensions, and emphasized that in the turbulent conditions of the Middle East, the priority should be to maintain internal security and economic interests; With a critical look at the approach of America and Israel and at the same time pointing to the geopolitical realities of Iran, he considered active neutrality to be the only rational option for the Kurd.

Erbil:

We will not allow the territory of the Kurdistan Region to be used against any neighboring country

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Ministry of Interior of the Kurdistan Region emphasized that the Kurdistan Region has always been a factor of stability and peace in the region and has never been a source of threat and danger to the security of any neighboring country.