❌🌞 - The Trump administration is considering cutting off security assistance to the Kurdish security force, Peshmerga, sources told BBC.

The Peshmerga, numbering 180,000 troops in Iraqi Kurdistan, received $61M in funding in fiscal 2026. The group was instrumental in defeating ISIS.

President Trump was expecting them join the campaign against Iran earlier this year. The Kurds did not meaningfully contribute to the American war effort but has been under intense bombardment from Iran.