Several reports claim Kurdish fighters have launched cross-border attack in Iran; Iran denies it

Several reports cite sources as saying Kurdish militias in Iraq have launched a cross-border military operation in Iran. However, Iran’s Tasnim news agency, quoted by Reuters, says its reporters in three border provinces deny the reports.

Channel 12 reporter Barak Ravid, who earlier cited a US official confirming the offensive, updates that there are “conflicting reports” and says that a senior official in one of the Iranian-Kurdish factions also denies that a ground offensive has begun.

Update: There are conflicting reports regarding what is currently happening in northwestern Iran near the border with Iraq. It is unclear whether a ground offensive by the Iranian-Kurdish militias has already begun or may be launched in the coming hours. A senior official in one…

— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) March 4, 2026

The Kurdish groups are widely seen as the most well-organized segment of the fragmented Iranian opposition and are believed to have thousands of trained fighters. Their entry into the war could potentially pose a significant challenge to the embattled authorities in Tehran and risk pulling Iraq further into the conflict.

EXCLUSIVE: Kurdish forces in Iraq have launched a ground military offensive into Iran against the Islamic regime, an Iranian Kurdish official tells @i24NEWS_EN.

According to the official, thousands of Kurdish fighters began taking combat positions inside Iranian territory on… pic.twitter.com/g2EyzB3Ch3

— Yulia Pobegailova (@Y_Pobegailova) March 4, 2026