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Iran's drones turn inward, and the Kurdish question returns to the front

Shahed-136 launches from Iran into Iraqi Kurdistan on 16 August 2026 point at Tehran's exiled Kurdish opposition, recasting the day's nuclear question as one of regional control rather than a Gulf shipping crisis.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Opinion desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·16 Aug 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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