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Iraqi Kurds rush to quash reports of Kurds leading uprising in Iran

Kurdistan’s deputy prime minister tells NPR that Kurdish forces will not enter Iran or join the war, insisting “this is not our war” despite pressure from Washington and regional tensions.

NPR’s Jane Arraf reports.

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