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Operation Eclipse: The Trump Ground Card Unleashed

In the shadows of renewed U.S.–Iran hostilities, Washington engineers a covert alliance ''Kurdish militias, regional powers, and precision warfare'' poised to redraw the map of the Middle East.

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Ajmal Sohail
Aug 11, 2026
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Executive Summary

Recent developments indicate that the United States, under President Trump’s leadership, is actively preparing for a prolonged confrontation with Iran. A high-level meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on July 14, attended by senior Iraqi military and intelligence officials, revealed discussions about organizing Kurdish armed groups as potential pro-American militias. This covert plan, coordinated by the Department of Defense and the CIA, envisions Kurdish forces being deployed against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iranian-backed Shia militias should the war escalate.

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