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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: What happens if Iranian Kurdish groups enter the conflict?
Description: Conflicting reports have circulated in recent days about Iranian Kurdish groups possibly being armed by the US to launch a ground offensive in Iran.
Many of these factions have long been exiled to the Kurdistan region of Iraq near Iran's north-western border and have felt oppressed by the regime.
The US-Israeli war has already killed many of Tehran’s top political and military leaders, presenting the opposition Kurdish groups with a window of opportunity, if they do decide to take action.
But the question is, would Washington back them and with what guarantees?...