Trump Discusses Potential Kurdish Involvement in US-Israel-Iran Conflict

US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Iraqi Kurdish leaders. The conversation focused on the ongoing war between the United States, Israel, and Iran. Sources say Trump spoke with the leaders of the two main Iraqi Kurdish parties, Massoud Barzani and Wafel Talabani, a day after the bombings began on Saturday. One source said the conversation was sensitive, so full details were not being shared. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reported to have been working behind the scenes to involve Kurds in the strategy for several months. Israel has longstanding security, military, and intelligence ties with Kurdish groups in Syria, Iraq, and Iran. One official said Netanyahu believes the Kurds could become active and stand up to Iran if the situation escalates. Netanyahu presented the plan during a lengthy meeting with Trump at the White House. According to the official, the leader of the Kurds in Iraq was also discussing the possible Kurdish-Iranian border presence.