Kurdish opposition parties accuse Tehran of inciting war
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The main Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, condemned Tehran’s recent stance amid boiling tensions with Tel Aviv, accusing the Islamic republic of pursuing its own interests.
Iran on Friday launched Operation True Promise III, targeting dozens of Israeli military sites and air bases in retaliation for Tel Aviv’s strikes on several strategic nuclear facilities.
“Due to its aggressive nature, deliberate provocation of crises and systematic destabilisation of regional and global security, the Iranian regime has now brought war to its own soil,” The KDPI said in a statement on Friday.
The KDPI further accused Tehran of neither serving the interests of Iranian citizens nor the country, adding “the terrorist regime is neither willing to abide by international agreements nor to respect the sovereignty of other states.”
It added that Iranian nationals are used by the government as a tool ”for implementing its irrational and hostile policies.”
“For more than four decades under the Islamic Republic, Iran's citizens have consistently demonstrated their opposition to the regime through various means, including election boycotts, strikes, and protests. Notably, they have participated in movements such as ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Women, Life, Freedom),” it said.
The only solution is to “completely remove and end this regime,” the KDPI asserted.
Abdullah Mohtadi, the head of Komala, criticized Tehran’s approach towards the escalation with Israel.
“They ignored all domestic criticism and international warnings—even rejecting recent U.S. proposals that could have offered a way to avoid war and resolve the nuclear issue,” he said on X.
Mohtadi referred to the Iranian authorities as “a handful of criminals and warmongers - responsible for this war and its consequences.”
“These are the same criminals whose hands are stained with the blood of tens of thousands of Iranians. Iran, the region, and indeed the world are a safer place without them,” Mohtadi stated.
At least 78 people were killed and 320 wounded in the Israeli strikes on Iran on Friday, Iran’s ambassador to the UN Amir-Saeid Iravani said, while Israeli rescuers reported 63 injuries in Tehran’s retaliatory strikes.
Iran on Friday launched Operation True Promise III, targeting dozens of Israeli military sites and air bases in retaliation for Tel Aviv’s strikes on several strategic nuclear facilities.
“Due to its aggressive nature, deliberate provocation of crises and systematic destabilisation of regional and global security, the Iranian regime has now brought war to its own soil,” The KDPI said in a statement on Friday.
The KDPI further accused Tehran of neither serving the interests of Iranian citizens nor the country, adding “the terrorist regime is neither willing to abide by international agreements nor to respect the sovereignty of other states.”
It added that Iranian nationals are used by the government as a tool ”for implementing its irrational and hostile policies.”
“For more than four decades under the Islamic Republic, Iran's citizens have consistently demonstrated their opposition to the regime through various means, including election boycotts, strikes, and protests. Notably, they have participated in movements such as ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Women, Life, Freedom),” it said.
The only solution is to “completely remove and end this regime,” the KDPI asserted.
Abdullah Mohtadi, the head of Komala, criticized Tehran’s approach towards the escalation with Israel.
“They ignored all domestic criticism and international warnings—even rejecting recent U.S. proposals that could have offered a way to avoid war and resolve the nuclear issue,” he said on X.
Mohtadi referred to the Iranian authorities as “a handful of criminals and warmongers - responsible for this war and its consequences.”
“These are the same criminals whose hands are stained with the blood of tens of thousands of Iranians. Iran, the region, and indeed the world are a safer place without them,” Mohtadi stated.
At least 78 people were killed and 320 wounded in the Israeli strikes on Iran on Friday, Iran’s ambassador to the UN Amir-Saeid Iravani said, while Israeli rescuers reported 63 injuries in Tehran’s retaliatory strikes.