Trump Claims Kurds Retained US Arms Meant for Iranian Protesters

Former President Trump told Fox News that after Iranian authorities began killing protesters, the US sent weapons to activists through Kurdish intermediaries. He alleged the Kurds withheld many of those arms instead of forwarding them. This admission follows a pattern of Kurdish groups feeling exploited by US policy in Iraq and Syria. The original plan aimed to mobilize Iran’s Kurdish minority in the northwest and support Sunni Arab minorities and proxy groups. Neither operation ever materialized, fueling Kurdish frustration and Trump’s public complaint about the situation. An analyst on social media highlighted these developments in a recent discussion about US foreign strategy.

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