Not from Air Force planes nor from the sea: Iran fears the attack will come from elsewhere

Iran fears a Kurdish attack from Iraqi Kurdistan, not from Israeli Air Force planes or the sea. Iraq closed the Al-Shib crossing on the Syrian border amid Iranian pressure to extradite Kurdish opposition activists. Baghdad is concerned about weapons smuggling and the movement of terrorist elements.

Iran fears an attack coming from Iraqi Kurdistan, not from Israeli Air Force planes or the sea, according to an article in Maariv. Amid regional tensions, Tehran is pressuring Baghdad to extradite Kurdish opposition activists. Meanwhile, Iraq closed the Al-Shib crossing on the border with Syria until further notice, a move aimed, according to an Iraqi security source, at examining and upgrading inspection measures and dealing with armed militias operating outside government command. A political source in Kurdistan clarified that a distinction must be made between preventing armed activity and legal treatment of residents, and that deportation requires individual legal review. The article notes that Iraq's main challenge is establishing its sovereignty against Iranian pressure.