President Donald Trump accused Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups of seizing US weapons that were intended for protesters against the Iranian regime, saying he was 'very disappointed' and would remember it. The remarks, reported by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), add a new skeptical note to US-Kurdish relations amid the ongoing Gulf crisis.
President Donald Trump has publicly castigated Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups, accusing them of confiscating American weapons that Washington intended for anti-regime protesters inside Iran. "We actually sent them weapons, and to tell the truth we were very disappointed with the Kurds. The Kurds disappointed us... I think they kept the weapons for themselves, I think it's a disgrace. But I will remember it, Kurds, I will remember it," Trump said, according to journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), who reported the remarks on Monday afternoon.
The accusation marks a sharp rhetorical turn from a president who has in the past expressed sympathy for the Kurdish-led opposition to the Iranian regime. It also injects a new source of tension between Washington and Kurdish factions at a time when the Trump administration is conducting an air campaign against Iranian targets and pursuing backchannel diplomacy via Qatar. As The Zioneer has reported, Trump has oscillated between threatening Iran with strikes and expressing openness to a deal.
The specific arms transfer referenced by Trump has not been independently confirmed, and the Kurdish opposition groups have not issued a response. The remarks, captured as an unverified claim by a single source, remain at the level of an attributed allegation — Trump's own words, not established fact.
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