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Senior expert on Middle East issues:
Trump does not care about the Kurds
World Service - Henry Barkey emphasized that Trump has changed the American policy towards the Kurds and that he does not care about the Kurdish issue.
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Trump:
Ahmed al-Shora is ready to help solve the Lebanese crisis
Syria Service - Donald Trump, praising the performance of the new Syrian government, announced that Ahmed al-Shora is ready to play a role in political and security efforts to resolve the Lebanese crisis and strengthen the stability of the region.
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How did America curb the Kurdish crisis before leaving Syria?
According to the Kurdish Studies Center, Washington tried to prevent an all-out war between Damascus and the Kurds before completing the US military withdrawal from Syria and to close the case of the Syrian Democratic Forces or "SDF" from the path of political agreement.
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Is Tom Barak targeting Iraqi federalism?
World Service - With increasing concerns in the Kurdistan Region, due to the appointment of Tom Barak as Donald Trump's special representative in Iraq, some observers say that the policies of the special representative of Trump may upset the fragile balance between Baghdad and Erbil.
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Türkiye's support for negotiations between Iran and America
Iran Service - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday: "I am sure that Americans and Iranians are honest. They want a ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but I am not sure about Israel's intentions."
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Trump goes to Ankara
World Service - After months of controversial comments about NATO, informed sources are now informing about the possible plan of the US President to visit Ankara and attend the summit of this alliance.
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Tom Barak, Trump's special representative in Türkiye, Iraq and Syria
World Service - By simultaneously appointing Tom Barak as the special envoy for Syria and Iraq, Donald Trump strengthened his position as his most important representative in the developments in Shamatta and Mesopotamia; An appointment that contains important messages for Damascus, Baghdad, Ankara and the Kurds.
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Syria-US relations in the shadow of Trump and Ahmed al-Shora's personal relationship
World Service- The unprecedented warming of Syrian-American relations during the era of Donald Trump has been based more than anything on his personal relationship with Ahmad al-Shora; But observers warn that the lack of institutional and stable relations between the two countries could expose all recent achievements to collapse after the end of Trump's presidency.
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The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region:
We are not aware of the delivery of weapons by the United States
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, responding to questions about the delivery of weapons by the United States, emphasized that the regional government does not know about this issue and Washington should clarify its details.
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Kurdish issues analyst:
Kurds no longer trust Trump's promises
World Service - Kamal Chumani, an analyst of Kurdish issues, criticized Donald Trump's accusations against the Kurds and said that the experience of being "abandoned" by major powers has made the Kurds distrustful and wary of entering regional wars.
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Why has America's support for the Kurdistan Region's Peshmerga decreased?
World Service - While the Kurdistan Region is still considered one of the most important allies of the United States in Iraq, the removal of the major part of the Peshmerga budget from the new Pentagon bill shows that Washington is redefining its security role in Iraq and gradually reducing its commitments in the region.
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Sharq al-Awsat and Al-Arabi al-Jadeed report:
Baghdad's struggle in the middle of Washington's pressure; Will the "Ministry of Federal Security" be established in the Zaidi government?
Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - While the international pressure, especially the United States, has increased on the Iraqi government to organize the situation of the armed forces outside of the official structure (military and law enforcement), field reports including Sharq al-Awsat and al-Arabi al-Jadeed tell of the parallel movements of Washington and Baghdad to change the security map of Iraq. These developments are followed in the two axes of "staged plan for liquidation" and "creating a new ministerial structure".
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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.
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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.
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Behind the scenes of a conceptualization; Strategic analysis of Washington's arms claim against the Kurds/ Mohammad Hadifar
Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - Following the repeated accusations of Donald Trump, the President of the United States, against the Kurdish forces regarding the hiding of military weapons, this note evaluates this claim with a critical approach and using field and historical data as part of a complex media-security strategy.
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Former senior US government official:
The main cause of the problems of the Kurdistan Region is internal disputes
World Service - James Jeffrey, Donald Trump's former special representative in the anti-ISIS coalition and former US ambassador to the countries of the region, warned that the Iraqi Kurds are not on the same page in interacting with the US, and this makes Washington unable to support them sufficiently.
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James Jeffrey:
Trump's accusation against the Kurds has no basis
World Service - James Jeffrey, the former senior diplomat of the Trump administration, in a clear reaction to Donald Trump's recent accusations against the Kurds, said that the claim of the Kurdish forces' misuse of American weapons is "not true" and no official action or follow-up will be done in this regard.
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Adham Barzani:
If Trump's claims are true, he knows where the weapons are
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Following Trump's repeated claims about keeping the weapons sent by the Kurds, Adham Barzani announced that America knows the fate of these weapons better than any other party.
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Behind the scenes of Trump's anger against the Kurds; From project failure to finding the culprit
World Service - Donald Trump's repeated accusations against the "Kurds" regarding the acquisition of American weapons have strengthened the suspicion that the White House is transferring the political cost of the failures of his recent projects to Kurdish actors.
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Trump:
The officials who say that we have not given weapons to the Kurds are wrong
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - Donald Trump, rejecting the statements of US military officials about not sending weapons to the Kurds, emphasized that those who deny this are "wrong."
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How should the Kurds deal with Trump's accusations?
Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - here is the problem; It is clear to everyone and it will be bad if the Kurds keep the weapons with them! But worse is the scenario in which Donald Trump wants to target the Kurdistan region through these accusations and create an international and domestic atmosphere, especially among Kurdish supporters in Congress, to turn their backs on the Kurds if anything new happens. For example, as a hypothesis against reducing Iran's influence in Iraq, the Kurds have been sacrificed as a card (game)!
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Behind the scenes of Trump's anger against the Kurds
World Service - Donald Trump's repeated accusations against the "Kurds" regarding the acquisition of American weapons have strengthened the suspicion that the White House is transferring the political cost of the failures of his recent projects to Kurdish actors.
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Trump:
We are disappointed with the Kurds; They fight only when they get money
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Following the continuation of uncertainty about the fate of the weapons sent by the United States, Donald Trump, expressing his disappointment with his Kurdish allies, claimed that the Kurdish parties have refused to deliver the weapons and ammunition sent. Emphasizing that he was against this process from the beginning, he announced that his prediction that these equipments will not reach their destination has come true.
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Why did America stop supporting Peshmerga forces?
World Service - Washington has announced the end of the memorandum of understanding with the Kurdistan Region as the reason for removing the Peshmerga forces from the Pentagon's military aid, but the complete removal of the military budget shows that a decision beyond an administrative framework is underway.
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American weapones in the warehouses of the Ministry of Interior of the Kurdistan Region
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Following the recent controversies surrounding the fate of weapons sent by the United States to the Kurdistan Region and accusations that these weapons were transferred to Sulaymaniyah, political analyst Mohammad Hourami, in a conversation with Channel 8, provided new details about the location of these equipment.
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Barzani-Taliban differences in the White House
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The meaningful question of the media affiliated with the regional prime minister in Trump's press conference was an "operational code" to transfer the uncontrollable gaps of the yellow and green zones to the heart of power in the United States. This note examines how the concurrence of the 700 million dollar financial scandals and the inability to manage strategic weapons has reduced the role of the Kurdistan Region from a strategic ally to change the balance against Iran, to an "unpredictable actor" and vulnerable.
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Trump congratulated the election of Ali Al Zaidi
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Donald Trump congratulated Ali al-Zaidi on his election as the prime minister of Iraq and invited him for an official visit to Washington.
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Pezeshkian:
Iran is not trying to expand the scope of war
Iranian Presiden has said the US president has no excuse to deprive Iran of its nuclear rights.
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Talabani's response to Trump's claim about weapons
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - In an interview with Piers Morgan, Bafel Talabani, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, while rejecting Trump's alleged theft of weapons for Iran in the region under his control, indirectly held the Kurdistan Democratic Party responsible for this action and called it "absolutely shameful."
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Telephone conversation of Trump with Erdoghan about cease-fire
turkey service – President of United States with president of Turkey discussed the cease-fire between Iran and United States