CIA working to arm Kurds to attack Iran – media –U.S. and Israel require “boots on the ground” | 4 March 2026 | The CIA is working on arming Kurdish forces hostile to the Iranian government to support the U.S.-Israeli regime-change war against Tehran, CNN has reported. U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have called for a popular uprising after launching strikes against Iranian leaders and state institutions last Saturday. Funneling weapons to Iranian Kurds will require cooperation from their Iraqi counterparts, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing multiple people familiar with the plan. Axios reported Trump spoke to Kurdish leaders in Iraq on Sunday about how they could support the war effort. Middle East experts predicted Washington would try to use Kurdish armed groups as “boots on the ground” in Iran, similar to their previous role in Syria.