Initially, Washington sought assistance from a well-known U.S. ally in the Middle East, the Kurds, to assist in the destabilization of the Iranian regime, which had been subjected to relentless bombardment by the United States and Israel. The Islamic Republic has long been persecuting Iran’s Kurdish minority, which comprises between 10% and 12% of the nation’s total population.

Much prior to the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Kurdish organizations were engaged in a conflict with the central Iranian government. Consequently, the United States and Israel considered the possibility of deploying Kurdish forces on the ground to engage Iranian security forces. Reports have been circulating since the conflict commenced, indicating that the CIA is actively engaged in the process of arming Kurdish opposition forces with the intention of fostering a popular uprising within Iran. However, the Kurds appeared to be hesitant to engage in this conflict due to their genuine apprehensions. The United States president, Donald Trump, has recently reversed his stance on Kurdish forces. He stated that he did not wish for Kurdish fighters to participate in the war against Iran, despite having previously expressed support for the idea. This change is likely due to the Kurds’ lukewarm response. Let us examine some of the most legitimate concerns of Kurds.

Trust Deficit—The Kurds have a long and bitter history of being courted by great powers during conflicts and then abandoned afterward. Iraqi forces defeated the Kurds in 1975, and President Gerald Ford neglected to safeguard them. In 1988,........

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