PoliticsIraq's Kurdish Deputy PM Calls for Peace Amid Regional Tensions, Denies US-Backed Iran Invasion Plan
Iraq's Kurdish Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani stated that the US never planned to send Iranian opposition groups into Iran and called for a peace process between Iran and its opposition, modeled on the Turkey-PKK armistice. He also criticized attacks from Iraq against neighbors and discussed security and economic cooperation.
The National|October 29, 2026