The CIA and Mossad are on the ground in Iran working with Kurdish forces.
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The Rob Carson ShowAug 25, 2026
As of 2026-08-25, sources support that the CIA and Mossad were working with Iranian Kurdish groups, through arming and backing reported by Axios, CNN and Times of Israel.
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… What have you heard? Well, nothing is confirmed yet. Right now, we are just this is the rumors that are going on on the internet. We know that we have been trying well, we tried to arm the Kurds as they kept the weapons. I know that our government, the CIA, and the Mossad are on the ground in Iran. They're working with the Kurds, and they were trying everything they can to mobilize the Kurds to be able to at least have some traction with getting in and taking either working with the resistance in Iran or going in and taking major locations where they can support the Iranians in case …
The Rob Carson Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Times of Israel reported in June, citing Hebrew media, that Trump pulled the plug on the plan for Kurdish militia forces to enter Iran, undercutting the claim of a ground operation in Iran.[2]
Contradicts. Secretary of State Rubio told Congress in a closed-door briefing, 'We're not arming the Kurds,' which conflicts with reports of CIA and Mossad arming.[3]
Supports. Axios, citing U.S. and Israeli officials, reported that Iranian Kurdish militias were backed by the Mossad and the CIA and were preparing a possible ground offensive.[3]
Supports. CNN, citing multiple people familiar with the plan, reported that the CIA was working to arm Iranian Kurdish forces, with CIA support beginning months before the war.[4]
Context. Reuters reported that Washington had not made a final decision on CIA assistance and declined to comment, and that the Iraqi Kurdistan government called reports of a plan to send Iranian Kurdish groups into Iran 'completely unfounded.'[1][4]
Context. Many of the reports rely on anonymous officials or unconfirmed Hebrew media reports, and sources describe the intelligence contacts as deliberately ambiguous.[2][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1The Kurdish opposition on Iran's borderreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Mossad reportedly gave Kurds arms seized from Hamas, Hezbollah, to use against Iranian regimetimesofisrael.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Iran war: Kurds backed by Mossad, CIA may lead next ...axios.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Who are the Kurds? | CNNcnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5THE KURDISH SEPARATIST DIMENSION IN THE IRAN CONFLICTlinkedin.com · not rated · cited for: context
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