Trump’s mixed messages and Iran’s bombs kept the Kurds out of the war

One of the main reasons was, from the article: >In Washington, American lawmakers were getting warnings from the foreign minister of Turkey. Turkey has its own Kurdish separatist movement, and the foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, was [urging the U.S.](https://x.com/etkiIihaberyeni/status/2030350742205456564?s=20) to oppose any involvement of Kurdish fighters in a cross-border operation. Fidan warned this could stir new instability not just in Iran, but also in Turkey and even Syria, according to a source briefed on those meetings.  Other sources said Erdogan directly relayed this message to Trump. >Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is close to Trump, told the US president that Ankara would not tolerate Kurdish independence anywhere in the region.  [https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israeli-plan-for-kurdish-invasion-of-iran-reportedly-collapsed-amid-leaks-distrust/](https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israeli-plan-for-kurdish-invasion-of-iran-reportedly-collapsed-amid-leaks-distrust/) Edit: Kurds tried to enter Iran early January. Turkey told Iran. # Exclusive: Armed Kurdish groups sought to cross into Iran from Iraq, sources say [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/armed-kurdish-groups-sought-cross-into-iran-iraq-sources-say-2026-01-14/](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/armed-kurdish-groups-sought-cross-into-iran-iraq-sources-say-2026-01-14/) Summary * Turkey warned Iran of crossings, three sources say * IRGC clashed with Kurdish fighters that sought instability, official says * Turkey and Iraq asked to help halt transfers, official says

Now he lost those guns I guess we should shake hands

the usas history of betrayals of rebel factions like the Arabs after WW1, the Vietcong after ww2,  the muhajedeen in Afghanistan, etc etc on and on to present day it's bewildering that any factions ever still think an American alliance is a good idea long term 

Not only the Kurds..

and the saudi's, the saudi's really really want this war.

>they've certainly got a more powerful weapon now Yea Trump really screwed up badly here. Though at the same time Iran's new weapon does have an expiration date(likely measured in decades still) as countries will likely both start to create alternate supply routes bypassing the strait and also an accelerated pivot away from fossil fuels to ensure their own energy security in the future.