Since PDKI embarked on a new phase in its liberation struggle in 2015, the Iranian regime has responded by militarizing eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan. In particular, Iran has massed thousands of troops along the border with southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan in close proximity to PDKI\u2019s Peshmerga Forces. Iranian officials have threatened to attack them. <\/p>\n
In response to PDKI\u2019s reinvigorated struggle, known as Rasan in Kurdish, the Islamist regime in Tehran has increased its military activities in eastern Kurdistan. Iranian propaganda attempts to paint PDKI\u2019s reinvigorated struggle as a \u201cconspiracy\u201d by the United States, Israel and the Gulf Arab countries against Iran. <\/p>\n
However, Rasan \u2014which means \u201cstanding up to one\u2019s enemy with a vengeance\u201d \u2014is a response to the systematic and increased oppression of the Kurdish people by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Rasan is also a proactive strategy that combines armed struggle with civil resistance to liberate the Kurdish people.<\/p>\n
Since 2015, PDKI\u2019s Peshmerga Forces have fought bravely against Iranian forces. This summer, civilians in a number of cities in eastern Kurdistan staged peaceful demonstrations in response to the arbitrary killing of Kurdish workers by Iran\u2019s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. <\/p>\n
Lately, the Islamist regime in Iran has responded in two ways to the presence of PDKI\u2019s Peshmerga Forces in eastern Kurdistan, the formation of urban Peshmerga units and civil resistance in the cities.<\/p>\n
Iran has militarized eastern Kurdistan, massed thousands of troops along the border with southern Kurdistan and has reacted to peaceful protests in a number of Kurdish cities with massive and brutal violence.<\/p>\n
Iranian military commanders have also threatened to launch a large scale ground offensive to attack PDKI\u2019s Peshmerga Forces in the mountains of Kurdistan. These threats also coincide with the agreement between Syria, ISIS and Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah to move ISIS terrorists to the borders of Southern Kurdistan, where PDKI\u2019s leadership is based.<\/p>\n
Kawa Bahrami, a member of PDKI\u2019s leadership, said in an interview that Iran\u2019s recent threats and the agreement between its proxies to move ISIS terrorists to the borders of southern Kurdistan are interconnected. He also pointed to Iran\u2019s collusion with the Taliban in Afghanistan as part and parcel of Iran\u2019s destabilizing policies in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Islamic Republic of Iran has always promoted instability and supported various terrorist groups, including those that are ostensibly its enemies, in order to advance its imperialist agenda in the Middle East,\u201d Baharami said.<\/p>\n
Bahrami also said that although PDKI takes Iran\u2019s recent threats seriously, an attack against the bases of PDKI\u2019s Peshmerga Forces is not imminent.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the fact that the bases of our Peshmerga Forces are located in a mountainous region and considering Iran\u2019s involvement in several ongoing conflicts, it would not serve their interests to attack our forces at this moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a Peshmerga Commander in the mountains of Kurdistan said in a statement that their forces are ready to repel any attack by Iranian forces. \u201cSending their troops will be their decision, but whether they return will not be their decision\u201d, the Peshmerga Commander warned. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since PDKI embarked on a new phase in its liberation struggle in 2015, the Iranian regime has responded by militarizing eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan. In particular, Iran has massed thousands of troops along the border with southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan in close […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[43,39],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/15513.jpg?fit=500%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12yuy-1hQ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4599,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/sharafi-we-have-to-act-proactively-to-achieve-freedom\/","url_meta":{"origin":4950,"position":0},"title":"Sharafi: \u201dWe Have to Act Proactively to Achieve Freedom\u201d","author":"akamr","date":"July 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Hassan Sharafi, the deputy leader of PDKI, answered a number of important questions regarding PDKI\u2019s policies in a recent interview with the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw. PDKI\u2019s new strategy of continuing and reinvigorating the party\u2019s decades-long struggle in pursuit of the liberation of the Kurdish nation gives priority to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Interviews"","block_context":{"text":"Interviews","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/interviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Sharafi.jpg?fit=620%2C412&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Sharafi.jpg?fit=620%2C412&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Sharafi.jpg?fit=620%2C412&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5361,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/73rd-anniversary-of-the-democratic-party-of-iranian-kurdistan\/","url_meta":{"origin":4950,"position":1},"title":"73rd Anniversary of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan","author":"Ali","date":"August 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, or PDKI. The 73rd anniversary of PDKI was celebrated at one of the party\u2019s bases in Kurdistan. Mustafa Hijri, the leader of PDKI, delivered a speech on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the party, in which\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Latest2"","block_context":{"text":"Latest2","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/latest2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG-20180816-WA0004.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG-20180816-WA0004.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG-20180816-WA0004.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG-20180816-WA0004.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG-20180816-WA0004.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5117,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-officials-met-with-canadian-mps-to-discuss-eastern-kurdistan\/","url_meta":{"origin":4950,"position":2},"title":"PDKI Officials Met with Canadian MPs to Discuss Eastern Kurdistan","author":"Ali","date":"October 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Kajal Mohammadi, PDKI\u2019s co-representative in Canada, and Mansur Azizi, head of the party\u2019s member organizations in the Diaspora, met with a number of Canadian MPs to discuss the situation in eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan and to garner support for the Kurdish cause. The first meeting took place on September 18 with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Foreign Relation Activities & Reports"","block_context":{"text":"Foreign Relation Activities & Reports","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/foreign-relation\/activities-reports\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DKF_lKHX0AAFzPJ.jpg?fit=900%2C774&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DKF_lKHX0AAFzPJ.jpg?fit=900%2C774&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DKF_lKHX0AAFzPJ.jpg?fit=900%2C774&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DKF_lKHX0AAFzPJ.jpg?fit=900%2C774&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4887,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-leader-era-of-iranian-expansionism-is-coming-to-an-end\/","url_meta":{"origin":4950,"position":3},"title":"PDKI Leader: Era of Iranian Expansionism is Coming to an End","author":"Admin English","date":"August 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"PDKI held its 18th leadership meeting at a secret location in August 2017 due to Iranian terrorist threats. In the meeting, PDKI\u2019s leadership decided to strengthen and expand Rasan \u2013 the past years reinvigorated struggle in eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan. The leadership also expressed its support for the independence referendum in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mustafa Hijri"","block_context":{"text":"Mustafa Hijri","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/mustafa-hijri\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/131850-34b1bf0722df7c8a0584f865f360a4e2.jpg?fit=500%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4640,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/graduation-ceremony-for-new-peshmerga-platoon-was-held-in-halgord\/","url_meta":{"origin":4950,"position":4},"title":"Graduation Ceremony for New Peshmerga Platoon Was Held in Halgord","author":"akamr","date":"July 4, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"A graduation ceremony was held for a new platoon of Peshmergas in the Halgord Mountains, located on the border between eastern (Iranian) and southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan. Since the PDKI Peshmerga Forces returned to their former bases and locations in the border region between eastern and southern Kurdistan in late spring\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Press Release"","block_context":{"text":"Press Release","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/pressrelease\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Graduation-Ceremony-for-New-Peshmerga.jpg?fit=620%2C412&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Graduation-Ceremony-for-New-Peshmerga.jpg?fit=620%2C412&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Graduation-Ceremony-for-New-Peshmerga.jpg?fit=620%2C412&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5389,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-leader-no-iranian-terrorist-attacks-or-threats-will-stop-our-struggle\/","url_meta":{"origin":4950,"position":5},"title":"PDKI Leader: \u201cNo Iranian Terrorist Attacks or Threats Will Stop Our Struggle\u201d","author":"Admin English","date":"September 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"In his first televised message to the Kurdish nation following the Iranian regime\u2019s ballistic missile attack on PDKI\u2019s headquarters and adjacent refugee camps on September 8, Mustafa Hijri, the leader of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), vowed to intensify the party\u2019s combined military and civil resistance campaign known\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Latest"","block_context":{"text":"Latest","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/latest\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Kak-Mustafa.jpg?fit=345%2C468&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4950"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5007,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4950\/revisions\/5007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}