Seyit Kurt
06 March 2026•Update: 06 March 2026
ISTANBUL
Kurdistan Democratic Party President Masoud Barzani said Thursday that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will continue efforts to remain distant from conflict and instability as tensions escalate in the wider Middle East.
Barzani, who is also a former president of the KRG, made the remarks in a statement released by his office on the US social media company X’s platform as hostilities between Iran on one side and Israel and the US on the other continue to raise concerns about a broader regional confrontation.
In the statement, Barzani said the region is currently passing through “highly complex and sensitive circumstances.”
“We hope that all issues and disputes in the area find their way to resolution through peaceful means,” he said. “For our part, we will do everything within our power to ensure that Kurdistan remains distant from war, tragedies and misery and continues to be protected and secure.”
Iraq’s Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) also said the KRG is not part of the conflict between the US and Israel and Iran.
The KDP politburo issued the statement following reports in international media claiming that the US administration plans to arm Kurdish groups against Iran.
The statement recalled that the political situation in the region is going through a sensitive and decisive phase, noting that war has erupted and tensions have emerged in a conflict to which the Kurdistan region is not a party.
Earlier, Kurdistan Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani said the KRG would not become part of regional conflicts. He conveyed that message during a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday.
Israel and the US have continued a large-scale attack on Iran since Saturday, killing at least 926 people, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top military officials.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel as well as Gulf countries that are home to US military assets.
