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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
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Ali Larijani:
The entire area will be blacked out within half an hour
Iran service – Ali larijani wrote: Trump said he could cut off Iran's electricity supply within an hour, but I didn't do it. Of course, if he did, the entire region would be blacked out within half an hour.
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Mike Pence's emphasis on respecting the rights of Syrian Kurds
World Service - Mike Pence has emphasized that the success of the new Syrian government and maintaining the stability of this country requires respecting the rights of minorities in Syria, including the Kurds, which is also in line with the interests of the United States.
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Accelerating the withdrawal process of the US from the Kurdish regions of Syria
Jahan Service - In continuation of the process of reducing the US military presence in the Kurdish areas of Syria, the American forces began to evacuate the "Qasrak" base in the northeast of Hasaka province, which is another sign of the phased withdrawal of about a thousand remaining American forces over the next two months.
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Trump:
I placed Ahmad al-Shara in Syria; He has done well for the Kurds.
Syria Service - "Donald Trump" announced that he appointed Ahmed al-Shora in Syria, saying that he has done well for the Kurds and that the country is moving towards unity.
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The departure of a large convoy of American military personnel from Syria to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Jahan Service- In the framework of the reorganization of the American military presence in Syria and at the same time as the handover of Al-Tanf and Al-Shadadi bases to the Syrian government and the continuation of the presence of American forces in two other bases in the Kurdish regions of the northeast of this country, a large coalition convoy consisting of about 70 trucks left the "Al-Shadadi" base and headed for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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The magazine revealed:
How did the US force the Syrian Kurds to agree with Damascus?
World Service - "Al-Majlah" newspaper has published new details of the negotiation process between the Syrian Kurds and the Damascus government, including what happened behind the closed doors of the talks, the draft of the military integration framework and the proposals that were made to amend the constitution.
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Reuters:
The US special representative for Iraq has changed
World Service - Reuters news agency quoted knowledgeable sources as saying: Mark Savaya, who was nominated by Donald Trump in October as the US special representative for Iraq affairs, no longer holds this position.
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America seeks to close Russian military bases in Syria
Syria Service - While Donald Trump's administration is acting as a mediator between the Syrian interim government and the Kurds, some currents in Congress, expressing doubts about Damascus-Moscow relations, want to put pressure on the head of the Syrian interim government to close the Russian military bases in Tartus and Hmeimim.
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Washington's support for the new agreement between Damascus and the Kurds
World Service - The US State Department welcomed the new agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), calling this agreement "historic" and emphasizing Washington's commitment to support its successful .implementation
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Presidency of Iraq:
Foreign interference in the political affairs of the country is not acceptable
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - In response to Donald Trump's statements, the Iraqi presidential body stressed its opposition to any foreign interference in the country's internal policies and called Iraq's national sovereignty indisputable.
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The Sudanese coalition:
The issue of forming a government is an Iraqi national issue
The Reconstruction and Development Coalition, led by Sudanese Mohammed Shia, said the formation of the government is a national issue and positive and balanced relations with the United States must be established.
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America's message to Barzani postponed the election of the Iraqi president
Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - After the message of US representative Tom Barak to Massoud Barzani, the Iraqi parliament postponed the meeting to elect the president. The agreement, based on which Nouri Maliki was to be elected as Prime Minister and President supported by Barzani, has faced problems and an impasse. Since Monday, the American movement against Nouri Maliki's candidacy for the post of Prime Minister has started.
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Nouri al-Maliki's reaction to Trump's statements:
Choosing the prime minister is a sovereign decision
Iraqi Service and Kurdistan Region - The candidate for the post of Iraqi Prime Minister emphasized that this country is against the American intervention in the internal affairs of Iraq and considers it a violation of its sovereignty.