CIA-backed Kurdish forces are ‘preparing for a potential ground offensive against Iran’s regime’ in the country’s northwest, according to US and Israeli officials. The effort is being discussed as part of a wider strategy to intensify pressure on Tehran during ongoing US and Israeli strikes, with some reports saying fighters have already crossed the border. About a week before the start of the war, five Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in Iraq announced the formation of the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan to fight the regime. The coalition consists of The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), the Khabat Organization, and Komala -Toilers of Kurdistan. These factions have thousands of fighters positioned along the Iran-Iraq border controlling tactical areas in the region. How strong is the Iranian military to fight in all these fronts ?

