Iran has warned that a move from the Kurdistan Region toward an independent state will result in the closure of the country\u2019s border crossings with the region, Nazim Dabagh, the representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Tehran, said.<\/p>\n
Iran has been clear in its position in reaction to the plans of holding an independence referendum on Sept. 25 this year, urging the Kurdistan Region to reverse such a decision, Dabagh told NRT in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is improbable to happen [closure of border crossings by Iran after the referendum],\u201d Dabagh said. \u201cNo time has been scheduled for talks with Iran over the Kurdistan Region\u2019s referendum, though they [Iran] have clearly told the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) their opposition stance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tehran\u2019s backing militarily for the Peshmerga forces in the fight against Islamic State (IS) may also come to an end in the outcome of holding the referendum, he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cTehran has expressed a willingness to help mend pending issues between Erbil and Baghdad.\u201d Iran seems to have the same position that Baghdad has towards the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan, he further said.<\/p>\n
The autonomous northern Kurdistan Region is expected to hold a referendum on September 25 with the aim to establish an independent state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Iran has warned that a move from the Kurdistan Region toward an independent state will result in the closure of the country\u2019s border crossings with the region, Nazim Dabagh, the representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Tehran, said. Iran has been clear in its position in reaction to the plans of holding an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,6],"tags":[364,28,124,365,355,366,363],"yoast_head":"\n