This is the main point of conflict between the two sides. [25] In the same month, Prime Minister Netanyahu stated Kurds are a "fighting people who have proven political commitment and political moderation, and they are worthy of their own political independence. Found inside – Page 141Today, only Iraq officially recognizes a “Kurdish Autonomous Region” (KRG) in the north, Iran recognizes the Kurdish entity in the northeast region only by ... The United States does not officially recognize a unilateral independence referendum held by the Iraqi Kurdish, says Secretary of … The name has different connotations in Iran and Iraq, which officially recognize internal entities by this name: Iran’s western province of Kordestān and Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region. A sizable noncontiguous Kurdish population also exists in the Khorāsān region, situated in… 2017/09/01 12:12. [24], Kurdish Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir stated in 2010 that: "We have no problems with Israel. These issues are of vital concern to the Kurdish people. And this is not easily achieved as the FCO has suffered from cuts to its meagre budget at a time when more expertise and high-level co-operation is desperately needed. U.S. does not recognize Kurdish independence vote in Iraq: Tillerson. In July 2020, Iran said “terrorists” killed two people in an attack in the Iranian province of Kurdistan. Iran has had many problems with regional … Relations of Kurdistan Region of Iraq with foreign states and organizations are conducted by the Kurdistan Region.Political stability and a rapidly developing economy have given the KRG the opportunity to pursue a foreign policy independent from the central government's.The KRG's primary body for directing its foreign affairs is the Department of Foreign Relations (DFR). The party sees the struggle in Kurdistan as marginal to its chief political objectives in Iraq, but it does recognize the importance of the Kurdish problem, which it believes should be solved by granting the Kurds the right to self-determination. This begs the question of whether there ever will be a right time. This is the question that the Kurdish people have asked the international community throughout history. The Kurds experienced their first taste of statehood in the modern era with the short-lived Kurdish Republic of Mahabad in 1946. In 1975, after over a decade of a war of attrition between Iraq and Mustafa Barzani’s so-called Aylul revolution, the regional powers were against the Kurdish nationalist's aspirations. [12] The two countries also formed the Parastin, a Kurdish intelligence service to spy on the Iraqi army. In this piece, Abedin attempts to give an account of how Turkey's purportedly anti-Kurdish drive is benefiting Iran and elevating it to the status of savior of the Kurds in the region. Yet within the framework of the preparation for the Conference, this did not stop the KDP from participating in the Conference as an independent party. An independent Kurdistan would only eliminate the threats of Turkey and Iran through full and sound security collaborations. To be sure, if anyone deserves their own country, it is the Kurds.They are a religiously diverse and tolerant people who respect the rights of women, rare in the region and have been a stalwart … Washington Kurdish Institute . Not going to happen. Turkey, Iran, and Iraq‘s Saadabad’s non-aggression pact was the first significant act of cooperation to avert and destroy the Kurdish movement in the region in 1937. Turkey has a large Kurdish minority, whose cultural and political rights the government refuses to recognize, and a new Kurdish autonomy on the southern border would make it difficult for Turkey to continue this policy of denying Kurdish rights. Our enemies have divided our homeland since 100 years ago, I think UK helped them to get benifit from this erea, and let it like this untill now be... A strategic tri-lateral relation (Turkey-Iran- Kurdistan) based on common interests and opportunities would eliminate the common security threats and work on economic incentives. Political theories refer to this as fear of the domino effect, which some have cited as an excuse. Iran shares a long border with Kurdistan, because of this there is peace and security deep inside Iran. While diplomatic relations are not established, relations between the two entities have existed since the early 20th century. In Iraq, Iran supports armed groups working closely with the avowedly secular, U.S.-designated terrorist group the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the Sinjar mountains. [21] During the Gulf War and the concurrent uprisings, Israel sent large supplies of humanitarian aid through the Turkish border. This was part of their nation-building process, a vain effort to homogenize the identity of their countries. The United States Department of State said it was concerned about Kurdish independence before the ultimate defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq. Found inside – Page 238Kurds The Kurds are a people of Indo-European origin who inhabit the ... Iraq, and Iran all held that they would recognize no Kurdish state encompassing any ... Found inside – Page 154Iranians in Los Angeles Gustave E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies, ... To this day , the Kurds do not have such opportunities in any of the ... Bedirxan met with Israeli officials again in 1964 and Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion authorized Mossad to supply money and anti-aircraft weapons to the Kurds. Kurdish is the language spoken by Kurds. On the other hand, Sunnis neither have a strong leader nor see hope in a foreseeable future. US president George W. Bush included Iran, along with Iraq and North Korea, in his 2002 Axis of Evil speech, the focus of which was the lack of democratic freedoms and the restrictive … Israel Must Recognize An Independent State of Kurdistan. “A lot of so called Iranian activists and intellectuals do not recognize the national aspirations of Kurds,” said Homa. Though headline-grabbing, such Kurd-friendly discourse among Iranian high officials has become a common feature of recent times. Western Kurdistan which is in the north of Syria. Over the last few days, I have raised several concerns about the Kurdish referendum. In short, substantial facts show that military means undermine the security of the region. Found insideIn retribution for the Kurdish support for Iran, Saddam Hussein unleashed ... “The United States does not recognize the Kurdistan Regional Government's ... The AANES stands in a similar position to the Kurdistan region of Iraq in 1991, with its growth holding great potential for U.S. national security and interests. Israel, don't let the Kurds down! Though he recognises the limitations and continuing suspicion engulfing this new relationship, he is nevertheless sanguine about the strategic and tactical advantages such a partnership might accrue for Iran. Intra-rivalries among the Shia, who have had a majority representation in the Iraqi Parliament since 2005, is discouraging. Unless and until this question is answered, Iran's newly self-adopted role as the savior of the Kurds in the region will amount to no more than a public relations maneuver at best or sheer deception at worst. Turkey does not use the term or mark it on any official map. 0. The KRG can upend the century-long neighboring countries' security dilemma. Occupying a region of 500,000 square miles in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey and the USSR, the Kurds are one of the most persecuted minorities of our time. Found inside – Page 54Turkish policy toward Iraq is focused on discouraging Kurdish nationalism, ... make it clear that the U.S. and its allies do not regard Iran as a friend and ... Found inside – Page 108Kurds believed that it was reasonable to hope that the Iranian revolution would recognize the national rights of the Kurdish People within Iran . Kurdistan, Arabic Kurdistān, Persian Kordestān, broadly defined geographic region traditionally inhabited mainly by Kurds. [20], In 1982, Israeli official and former senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oded Yinon published the Yinon Plan arguing that the Iran–Iraq War would split Iraq into three states which would be a strategic Israeli gain. Israel must recognize the State of Kurdistan, as soon as they declare independence, establish diplomatic relations, exchange embassies, work in international forums and agencies to support their independence, and at the UN, to have them admitted as a member state. However the activities were secret and they even denied the support for the Kurds to the Americans. [30], Following the ISIS offensive in Northern Iraq, the Israeli NGO agency IsraAid announced to provide urgent assistance to Christians and Yazidis in Kurdistan Region, together with the American Jewish Committee. Throughout recent history, there has been a push for an independent nation-state for Kurdistan. In the middle of such a hectic geopolitical environment, Iranian Kurdistan has appeared oddly quiet. Given the current simmering tension in Iranian Kurdistan and its historical and political legacy, any emerging Kurdish-Iranian partnership should take root first in Iranian Kurdistan and only then can it reach out to the Kurds beyond Iran. This experience had an important impact on infusing the tribal nature of Kurdish nationalism with the inputs of the middle classes, hence setting the wheel in full motion for the Kurdish movement to transition from being a tribal interest-driven cause to a national one. Found inside – Page 115National oppression weighed heavily throughout Iranian Kurdistan . The Shah's regime absolutely refused to recognize the existence of a non - Persian ... Found inside – Page 213future for Iran in which the laboring masses of Kurdistan could exercise power ... and also refused to recognize the Kurds as a distinct people or nation. Ever since the emergence of modern Turkey and Iran, both governments have been fighting a disgruntled Kurdish entity in their respective backyards. [14], The Iranian-Israeli-Kurdish alliance continued until the Algiers Accords in 1975 wherein Iraq and Iran signed a peace treaty. 1978 — Kurdistan Workers' Party ... 1993 — Turkey does not recognize Kurdish rights, … Therefore, the KRG’s policy-making intention is for an independent Kurdistan to be an asset to both Iran and Turkey. [8], As the only non-Arab state in the region, Israel formulated the "Doctrine of Periphery or Peripheral Strategy" which expressed that Israel needed to develop strategic relations with non-Arabs in the region which included Kurds, who not only were the largest non-Arab population in the region, but also resided over a strategic territory in Iraq which took part in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. State Department Spokesman: Nothing Iran Does Will Stop Us From Negotiating With It. [29], In 2017, almost half of the oil extracted from Kurdish fields was exported to Israel. Iran, Syria, and Turkey have significant Kurdish minorities and Tehran and Ankara, especially, fear that an independent Kurdish state would embolden Kurdish separatist forces in their own countries. Found inside – Page 499The Turkish government refused to recognize the Kurds as a distinct ethnic group ... the dream of an independent Kurdish state and engaged Turkish, Iranian, ... Iran and Iraq's eight years of war were the result of that. No nation does, and unless the Kurds decide they want a war with Turkey, they will not declare their independence from Iraq, because war will surel... In a statement issued this week, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said, “The United States does not recognize the Kurdistan Regional Government’s unilateral referendum held on Monday. Currently, Iraq is on the brink of an economic and security collapse. By. Brief Analysis. Iran has a unique place in the imagination of the Kurdish national movement. According to Claren, a relative was recently allowed to visit Taghavi in the prison’s ward 2A, which is under the supervision of the Revolutionary Guards. The Ba’athists misused what the Qur’an says. The strikes started at around 6:00 am local time. While diplomatic relations are not established, relations between the two entities have existed since the early 20th century. The other side of the coin is maintaining the status quo, preserving Iraq’s territory, which by all standards has been unsuccessful. The PUK's last stand. According to the KRG’s investment board, “Imports account for 85 percent of the estimated USD 5–5.5 billion of annual external trade in the Kurdistan Region.” Turkey and Iran share almost 90 percent of the imported goods and services. Iran does not recognize Israel and supports anti-Israeli armed groups across the region, such as Lebanon’s Shiite militant Hezbollah group and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip. Kurdistan Region stated that no issues exist between the two, and Israel uttered support for an independent Kurdistan in 2017. Kurdish population is divided among Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran. Thus, the positions of the US and Hezbollah on Kurdish independence are virtually identical, and Iran’s position is the same. The recent overwhelming vote for Kurdish independence is being regarded as yet another headache coming out of the Middle East by the Trump administration and the State Department. Alongside these developments, the historical experience of the national and political struggle of the Iranian Kurds necessitates a comprehensive response from Iran. In 1946, the Soviet Union set up an “independent” Kurdish state, the now-forgotten Republic of Mahabad, in northwestern Iran, bordering on Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan to the east. On September 9, a series of Iranian strikes targeted positions of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. (Turkey officially does not recognize Kurdistan and is currently fighting against the Kurdish Workers’ Party in the eastern part of the country.) A2A. Nothing is wrong with the idea of a Kurdish state. Kurds have to get organized, and fight for it. To get land from SE Turkey, they will have t... The Kurds in Syria, Iraq and Turkey have been undergoing a major transformation. [18] Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin uttered that "The Shah sold out the Kurds". Even though some claim the reason for the treaty was to stop Iran from reclaiming Afghanistan and the east of the Tigris River, the underlining purpose was to subdue any Kurdish movement in their respective territories. Just as we protect Sanandaj we also protect Sulaimani and Duhok.". Found inside – Page 191It does not accept the Kurds as a people; it does not recognize their collective rights; it has a just proposal that focuses on individuals. ", He concludes his alarmist article with even a more ominous conclusion regarding Kurdish relations with Turkey by contending that "Ankara's offensive against the PKK is an invitation to Iran to bring about a strategic nightmare for Turkey worse than the one Erdogan sought to prevent.". [6], When Arab and Jewish relations deteriorated and most Jews fled Iraq in the late 1940s, the Iraqi Jews fled to Israel through Kurdistan with Israeli and Iranian support. But a Kurdish uprising throughout the 1980s and 1990s was followed by state repression. Nowhere is their future more threatened than in Turkey where Kurds are one quarter of the population. [23] In 2005, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Kurdistan had received tons of Israeli-manufactured equipment and that Motorola Israel and Magal Security Systems trained the Peshmerga employing former Israeli soldiers. No, there won't be a country called Kurdistan in the future because the neighbors won't allow it and it will very probably be a painful mistake. Do... On November 23, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Iraq for an unannounced trip that included a visit to meet with the President of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani. The Iraqi central gov- As things stand, Iran continues its infamous record of smashing one political dissident after another, a significant chunk of whom are Kurds, leaving Iran's regional Kurdish policy and ambitions fraught with tensions both on the domestic and regional front. The author traces the history of the Kurds of Iraq, Iran, Turkey and elsewhere, examining the structures of Kurdish society and the growth of Kurdish nationalism. [19] The trifecta ceased to exist after the Iranian Revolution in 1979, however Israel still wished to maintain relations with the Kurds. Outside of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq, surrounding states and the United Nations do not recognize Kurdistan as an independent entity. The first-ever agreement between the existing governments and the Kurdish people took place in 1970 when the Iraqi Kurdistan gained an autonomous status Iran, Syria, and Turkey have significant Kurdish minorities and Tehran and Ankara, especially, fear that an independent Kurdish state would embolden Kurdish separatist forces in … The Kurds are one of the world’s largest peoples without a state, making up sizable minorities in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. The current state of affairs is a strong feeling of Déja-Vu. Discusses the history and politics of the volatile mountainous region that is home to the Kurds and describes their struggle to retain their cultural identity, which is under constant threat from other cultures The United States does not recognize the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan and urges an end to “threats of reciprocal actions,” US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a … We have sought good relations with all sides, and we will continue to do so. Turks' exhausting reluctance of dealing with its resident Kurds is another example. Given the increasingly globalized setting, the Kurdish issue in Iran and Turkey will last for the foreseeable future. For this reason, Israel began aiding the Kurdish Peshmerga against Iraq during the First Iraqi–Kurdish War from 1958 through the 1970s. Hence, the Iranian regime can only ignore Iranian Kurds' demands and aspirations at its own peril while devising a purported regional Kurdish policy. …by Iraqi forces to reconquer Kurdistan forced more than a million Kurds to flee to Turkey and Iran. Many died from hunger and disease. Only with Western intervention did the Kurdish refugees feel they could return to their homes in northern Iraq. In April 1991 the United States, the United… Israel, don't let the Kurds down! Israel must recognize an independent State of Kurdistan. Found inside – Page 9We do not deny that some Kurds partially identify themselves as Iraqi , Turkish , Iranian , or Syrian . Nor does our usage imply that no Kurds have been ... Found inside – Page 932revolt also occurred in Iran during the Iranian Revolution of that year. ... The Turkish government refused to recognize the Kurds as a distinct ethnic ... 956. Everything is prohibited regarding Kurds and Kurdistan. In his statement Mr. Tillerson reiterated that Washington continues to support a "united Iraq". By: Giulia Valeria Anderson December 15, 2020 After years of intense relations between the European Union (EU) and the United States, with Joe Biden’s recent victory as 46 th President, many EU leaders sighed relief. Founding Director of IsraAid Shahar Zahavi told Arutz Sheva that the Israeli team were warmly received by the Kurdish residents of the camp. As a result, Iraq is, and will be, the source of instability for Turkey and Iran. Fri Sep 29, 2017 08:45PM. In Iran, it is a heavily policed province. Found inside – Page 162The Kurds and Drug Trafficking Because of the strict controls on opium cultivation ... The Kurds have clans in both Turkey and Iran and do not recognize the ... Eastern Kurdistan which covers north-western Iran. As such, this makes a landlocked Kurdistan ever dependent on these two countries. Anfal in the Qur’an does not refer to genocide, but the word was used as a code name by the former Iraqi Ba’athist regime for the systematic attacks against the Kurdish population. [16] Israel considered the agreement a betrayal[17] and believed Iran would use the Kurds as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with Iraq. The United States does not recognize the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan and urges an end to "threats of reciprocal actions," US Secretary of … In July 2020, Iran said “terrorists” killed two people in an attack in the Iranian province of Kurdistan. The IsraAid assistance was provided in collaboration with the Canadian ONEXONE agency and was coordinated with Kurdish authorities. ... would be checkmate not only to Iran … Language Family: Kurdish is an Indo-Iranian language. “The United States does not recognize the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s unilateral referendum held on Monday. Israel must recognize an independent State of Kurdistan. According to Claren, a relative was recently allowed to visit Taghavi in the prison’s ward 2A, which is under the supervision of the Revolutionary Guards. These issues are of vital concern to the Kurdish people. The trend is such that nations all around the world are becoming conscious of their rights. Currently NO countries recognise any Kurdish territory as a country- not even the Kurds themselves. Why? Because although currently in discussions... Israel must recognize an independent State of Kurdistan. The Israelis agreed to province large supply of weapons and funds to the Kurds who received the material by winter of 1965. ... is bigger than any possible Kurdish state and what would be left of it would be a majority Shiite nation that boarders Iran and now the US has just pissed them off. Why should anyone recognize the Islamist regime of Iran when it continues to act the way it does regarding the treatment of Kurdish people living in Kurdistan? Even Israel hasn't killed as many innocent Palestinians as the Islamist regime has killed innocent Kurds. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote. He also urged all groups with a stake in referendum on Iraqi Kurdistan's independence to reject the use of force. The Kurds, a group of approximately 18 million people, are the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East. [17], From the Kurdish perspective, relying on Israel was beneficial to pull the United States into the war. Ultimately, they managed to end the Kurdish movement, not by force, but through diplomacy. Therefore, the highly pertinent question as to where the Iranian Kurds figure in Iran's purported regional Kurdish policy remains unanswered. Khalifa added, “The SDF sees eye to eye with the Syrian regime on many matters such as the opposition and Turkey. Nor does the Kurdish cause receive much attention within Iran. In fact, a government hanging one Kurdish dissident after another shows that this silence does not represent the normal order of things. 1920 – 2021. Some Kurdish organizations, particularly in Iraq, form important relationships, including with the United States and Russia, Iran and (unofficially) Israel, and Western Europe and Turkey. The United States and the Kurds: A Brief History. Israel must recognize an independent State of Kurdistan. These officials have repeatedly indicated that it was Iran who helped save the Kurds and Iraqis from falling into the hands of IS. The government of Iran does not recognize the legitimacy of the nation of Israel. There, he forged contacts and developed his vision on the Israeli relations with the non-Arab communities in the region. Today, I would say none. However, in the case where Kurdistan would be self-declared, there would be backers. Israel, Quora User's answer to Why do... Found inside – Page 43The Kurds offered a five-point plan that included: the immediate removal of ... Islamic Republic's constitution did not recognize Kurdish minority rights ... In July 2020, Iran said “terrorists” killed two people in an attack in the Iranian province of Kurdistan. The United States does not recognize the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan and urges an end to “threats of reciprocal actions,” US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a … Fri Sep 29, 2017 08:45PM. Likewise, in May 2015, the death of a 25-year-old Kurdish woman, Farinaz Khosrawani, who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in the historical Iranian Kurdish city of Mahabad while allegedly trying to escape sexual assault by an Iranian military officer, triggered waves of protests in the city and across Iranian Kurdistan against the government. It was within the framework of the establishment of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) in 1945, the Republic of Mahabad in 1946, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq (KDP) in 1946 that educated urban middle-class elements and tribal forces worked together in the service of a national cause, hence more conspicuously stressing the national character of the Kurdish revolts, rebellions and movements over the tribal aspect. That same year, President of Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani stated: "“[E]stablishing relations between the Kurds and Israel is not a crime since many Arab countries have ties with the Jewish state". Iran Press TV. Found inside – Page 707Nonetheless , we recognize that the Kurds do need help , and we want to do what we can ... CIA is helping the Iranians locate the weapons for purchase . Time for Turkey and Iran to recognize Kurdistan state as an asset. Today is National Voter Registration Day! While a CIA official acknowledged this claim, Israeli, Kurdish and American officials denied it. October 26, 2007 by Foreign Policy In Focus. Also, as the dates suggest, the foundation of the KDPI precedes the KDP by one year. Found insideSince World War I, the Kurds in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria have faced ... and the refusal of the Turkish state to recognize Kurdish identity have led to ... Some of these revolved around Iraqi Kurdistan’s own internal problems, but many others revolved around the potential reactions of Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan’s neighbors.I have advised a course of action that falls short of a full embrace of immediate Iraqi Kurdish independence. 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