How Israel’s historic Kurdish ties create strategic pressure on Iran Israel’s Kurdish strategy did not begin as ideology. It began as geography. In the 1960s, Israel quietly supported Kurdish forces in northern Iraq. Today, that same geography places Israeli strategic interests along Iran’s western frontier. The mountains did not move. The balance of power did. The Origins of Israel’s Kurdish Strategy Under Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, Israel developed the Periphery Doctrine. The policy sought alliances with non-Arab actors surrounding hostile Arab states. Iraqi Kurdish leader Mustafa Barzani became part of that logic. Support moved quietly through Iran under Mohammad Reza … Continue reading Israel Kurdish Strategy and the Northern Iran Corridor