Iraq and Kurdistan Region Desk – Ribaz Hamlan, an aide to the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, defended Masrour Barzani’s seven-year performance, describing him as a "child of the Barzani path." At the same time, he lashed out at critics, labeling them "rootless, unethical, and dim-witted political puppets," and emphasized that the government's record stands up to scrutiny based on the statistics of its infrastructure and service projects.
