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Trump says he's ruled out having Kurds join Iran war
Trump excluded Kurdish forces from the Iran conflict to prevent regional escalation and Kurdish casualties amid ongoing U.S.-Israel strikes, with 6 U.S. service members killed so far.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he had told Kurdish forces not to enter the Iran war after attending a dignified transfer for six U.S. service members.
- Trump said he ruled out Kurdish participation because he didn’t want to make the war more complex and opposed their involvement to prevent harm despite their willingness, while Israel’s military pushed for Kurdish action and CNN reported the CIA sought to arm Kurdish forces.
- Trump reinforced his stance with a warning, saying 'I would say, if we ever did that, they would be so decimated that they wouldn't be able to fight at the ground level', as U.S. and Israeli strikes continued and about 10,000 civilian structures were damaged, the Iranian Red Crescent reported.
- As a result, immediate implications include Trump not ruling out U.S. ground troops while vowing to minimize troop deaths as Iran's president threatens attacks.
- Regional reactions underscore that Turkey on March 5 warned PJAK activity threatens stability, airstrikes hit Iranian forces near Erbil, and Human Rights Watch called for a war-crime probe after a deadly school attack.
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