Iran Attacks Kurdish Militants in Iraq

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : "Terrorist and counterrevolutionary groups affiliated with the global arrogance and foreign espionage services have been using the territory of northern Iraq for many years to undermine security and peace in border areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran and harass the inhabitants of these regions," Pakpour thundered.
39% : One of the Kurdish groups in question, the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), countered by claiming there were no casualties from the strikes and said it was able to capture one of the six Iranian drones employed in the attack.
36% : Iran claims are a threat to its security.
36% : Several Iraqi Kurdish party leaders commemorated the occasion by warning the international community to be cautious when dealing with Iran and its new President Ebrahim Raisi, who is notorious for "crimes and massacres" according to an inter-party Kurdish statement.
32% : Pakpour suggested KRG leadership should not risk their "friendly ties" with Iran by allowing "terrorists who have built dens" in their territory to remain a threat.

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