CIA Actively Arming Kurdish Forces to Foment Uprising Inside Iran, Sources Tell CNN

The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising inside Iran, multiple sources familiar with the plan told CNN, confirming earlier ITV News reporting. The Trump administration has been in active discussions with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iran and Iraq about providing military support, with President Trump reported to have spoken Tuesday with Mustafa Hijri, president of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI). Senior Kurdish officials say Iranian Kurdish opposition forces are expected to participate in a ground operation in western Iran in the coming days, with paramilitary forces tasked with engaging Iranian security personnel to allow unarmed Iranians in major cities to protest without facing lethal crackdowns.