'Kurds can play a significant role in a breakthrough in Iran,' Iranian Kurdish leader says

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Abdullah Mohtadi, secretary-general of the Iranian Kurdish opposition Komala party, stated in a FRANCE 24 interview that Kurds can play a significant role in bringing about change in Iran. He cited serious signs of weakness among Iranian security forces in Kurdish regions and claimed tens of thousands of young people are ready to take up arms without foreign backing.

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Abdullah Mohtadi, secretary-general of the Iranian Kurdish opposition Komala party, said Kurds "can play a very significant role in making a breakthrough" in Iran. He pointed to "serious signs of weakness" among security forces in Kurdish regions of Iran and said "tens of thousands" of young people were ready to take up arms – without, he claimed, any foreign backing.