AXIOS: With US and Israeli support, Kurdish forces may dominate the next phase of the war with Iran.

U.S. and Israeli officials, as well as a senior official from a faction within Iranian Kurdish armed groups, say militants from several Kurdish factions in Iran are preparing a possible ground offensive against the regime in northwestern Iran. This is a potential avenue for the U.S. and Israel to increase pressure on the Iranian regime, encourage internal insurgency, and allow it to spread to other parts of Iran. U.S. officials say the idea of ​​supporting a ground offensive by Iranian Kurdish factions initially came from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Mossad, and the CIA later joined the effort. However, White House Press Secretary Levitt told reporters on Wednesday that President Trump has not yet approved any plans to support an offensive by Iranian Kurdish militias against the Iranian regime. A Kurdish source said such an offensive could begin later this week, but the factions are waiting for the U.S.'s "green light." (AXIOS)