“We are not guns for hire.” Iraq’s first lady tells US and Iran to “leave the Kurds alone”

2026-03-06 - 08:38

Iraq’s First Lady Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed released a strongly-worded open letter on Thursday urging all sides involved in the war with Iran to “leave the Kurds alone.” The letter comes amid reports that the CIA is encouraging Iranian Kurdish fighters in Iraq to challenge Iran. It also follows an Iranian attack on what Iranian media