Iranian Kurdish fighters

The 2026 Kurdish–Iranian crisis refers to a period of intensified political and armed activity by Kurds in Iran, and parties representing them, in early 2026 to achieve self-determination. Major Iranian Kurdish parties called for general strikes during the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, which were largely observed by the Kurdish population, carried out limited insurgent operations, and formally united under the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan (CPFIK), amid a period of political instability and weakening of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Subsequent war with the United States and Israel prompted attacks on Iranian Kurdish parties based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Iran, while observers speculated about the potential for a broader Kurdish military offensive within Iran.