Trump says he told Kurds not to enter Iran war

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he told the Kurds not to enter the Iran war because it is “complicated enough” without their involvement. The Kurds, a stateless ethnic group hailing from parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, have been in conflict with Tehran since before the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Though their interests differ from Washington’s, there had been discussion about them joining the war, as the Washington Examiner previously reported. Trump said the United States is “very friendly” with the Kurds but that he had ruled their participation out. “I don’t want the Kurds

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he told the Kurds not to enter the Iran war because it is “complicated enough” without their involvement. The Kurds, a stateless ethnic group hailing from parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, have been in conflict with Tehran since before the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Though their interests differ from Washington’s, there had been discussion about them joining the war, as the Washington Examiner previously reported. Trump said the United States is “very friendly” with the Kurds but that he had ruled their participation out. “I don’t want the Kurds