Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war

Iraq's Kurds are caught in a three-way vice as the Iran war spills across their border: They're uncertain, based on President Trump's messaging, whether the U.S. actually wants regime change next door. They're under pressure to open the border from Iranian Kurds who want to fight the regime. And they're facing a public threat — backed by a private warning — that Iran will retaliate if those militants attack from Iraqi Kurdish soil. Why it matters: The Kurds of northern Iraq have carved out a s