{"id":322870,"date":"2026-03-04T03:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cia-working-to-arm-kurdish-forces-to-trigger-iran-uprising\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T03:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:00:08","slug":"cia-working-to-arm-kurdish-forces-to-trigger-iran-uprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cia-working-to-arm-kurdish-forces-to-trigger-iran-uprising\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to trigger Iran uprising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hQJGVr_18Ks\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to trigger Iran uprising\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hQJGVr_18Ks\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, multiple people familiar with the plan told CNN. The Trump administration has been in active discussions with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq about providing them with military support, the sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Tuesday, President Donald Trump spoke with the president of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), Mustafa Hijri, according to a senior Iranian Kurdish official. KDPI was one of the groups targeted by the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Kurdish opposition forces are expected to take part in a ground operation in Western Iran, in the coming days, the senior Iranian Kurdish official told CNN. \u201cWe believe we have a big chance now,\u201d the source said, explaining the timing of the operation. The source added the militias expect US and Israeli support. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 CIA is working to trigger an uprising in Iran<br \/>\n0:27 Clarissa Ward with what we know<br \/>\n4:03 Chief International Security Correspondent&#8217;s initial take<br \/>\n7:20 Maj. Gen. &#8216;Spider&#8217; Marks (Ret.) reacts to &#8216;We are sinking the Iranian Navy&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #CIA #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, multiple people familiar with the plan told CNN. The Trump administration has been in active discussions with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq about providing them with military support, the sources said. 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