Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the matter, that thousands of Iranian Kurdish fighters positioned near the Iraq-Iran border are preparing to launch an attack within the coming week. The initial objective is to seize control of strategic border towns in western Iran, including Oshnavieh and Piranshahr.

Iranian Kurdish sources told Reuters that the factions' long-term goal is to establish a semi-autonomous governing region within a federalized Iran, modeled after the Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

The preparations follow consultations between Kurdish groups and the United States regarding potential operations against Iranian security forces, as well as Israeli airstrikes supporting the effort by targeting areas in western Iran.

President Trump has publicly expressed support for such Kurdish actions.

Iran has responded with recent strikes on Kurdish opposition positions in Iraqi Kurdistan. The developments risk opening a new western front in the escalating regional conflict.