Axios: Trump spoke with Barzani and Talabani about a war with Iran

According to three informed sources cited by Axios, US President Donald Trump made two phone calls on Sunday, March 1, to Kurdish leaders in Iraq to discuss the US-Israeli war with Iran and what might follow.

According to Axios, the contacts included Kurdistan Democratic Party leader Masoud Barzani and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan leader Bafel Talabani, one day after Trump authorized the bombing campaign against Iran.

According to an Axios report translated by Shafaq News Agency, the importance of the communications stems from the Kurdistan Region having thousands of fighters on the border strip with Iran, and its control over areas that are considered strategic as the course of the war develops, in addition to the close ties between the Kurds of Iraq and the Kurdish minority in Iran.

The website quoted a source familiar with the content of the calls, who described them as “sensitive,” refusing to elaborate on their content.

When asked specifically about the contacts, White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt declined to discuss details, saying only that Trump had been in contact with “many allies and partners in the region” over the past few days.

Erbil, which houses a US military base at its international airport, has been subjected to dozens of missile and drone strikes since the start of the military tension.

Shafaq.com