Tehran, Iran. Iran’s intelligence ministry said it targeted posts of “separatist groups” seeking to enter through the country’s western borders, adding they sustained heavy losses. Three sources with knowledge of the matter said Iranian Kurdish militias have consulted with the United States about whether and how to attack Iranian security forces in western Iran.
Iranian intelligence ministry statement
The ministry said on Thursday that it targeted posts of “separatist groups” who intended to enter through western borders, adding that they sustained heavy losses.
Consultations involving Iranian Kurdish militias and the United States
According to three sources with knowledge of the matter, Iranian Kurdish militias have consulted with the United States in recent days about whether, and how, to attack Iran’s security forces in the western part of the country.
Claims of cooperation and alleged foreign plan
The Iranian ministry statement, carried by state media, said Iranian forces are cooperating with “noble Kurds” to thwart what it described as an “Israeli-American” plan to attack Iranian soil.
What developments will you be watching for next regarding security conditions along Iran’s western borders?