Early in the ongoing war against Iran, the Trump administration and its ally, Israel, believed they could foment a popular uprising to topple the Iranian regime. Part of that plan involved arming Kurdish fighters to infiltrate Iran from their locations in Iraq.The idea had intuitive logic. Kurdish fighters have built a reputation as capable battlefield partners of the U.S. military in recent years, particularly in the campaign against the Islamic State in Syria. Kurdish groups already maintain networks along the Iran–Iraq border and inside Iran. The marriage of their reputation and experience with U.S. capabilities, such as weapons, funding, training,The post Proxy Pressure on Iran: The Promise and Pitfalls of Arming the Kurds appeared first on War on the Rocks.