{"id":68170,"date":"2026-03-05T09:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/airstrikes-hit-iran-iraq-border-as-us-and-israeli-plans-to-mobilise-kurds-gathers-pace-first-thing\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:22:47","slug":"airstrikes-hit-iran-iraq-border-as-us-and-israeli-plans-to-mobilise-kurds-gathers-pace-first-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/airstrikes-hit-iran-iraq-border-as-us-and-israeli-plans-to-mobilise-kurds-gathers-pace-first-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Airstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plans to mobilise Kurds gathers pace | First Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Experts warn backing Iran\u2019s ethnic communities could increase the risk of a chaotic civil war. Plus, Pam Bondi subpoenaed by US House in Jeffrey Epstein investigation<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2018\/sep\/17\/guardian-us-morning-briefing-sign-up-to-stay-informed\"><strong>Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Good morning.<\/p>\n<p>Intense waves of airstrikes have hit dozens of military positions, frontier posts and police stations along northern parts of Iran\u2019s border with Iraq, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/04\/airstrikes-hit-iran-iraq-border-as-us-and-israeli-plan-to-mobilise-kurds-gathers-pace\">what appeared to be preparation by the US and Israel for a new front<\/a> as their war entered its sixth day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What blowback could result from backing armed groups from Iran\u2019s ethnic communities?<\/strong> Experts have warned it may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/03\/what-next-for-iran-after-the-bombing-four-scenarios\">heighten the risk of a chaotic civil war<\/a> if the current regime collapses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the latest on US military operations?<\/strong> Top military officials told lawmakers that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/04\/us-interceptors-iranian-drones\">US may not have the capacity to shoot down every Iranian drone<\/a> being launched against its military assets, according to two people familiar with the matter. As a result, the US is focused on rapidly destroying the launch sites for Iran\u2019s drones and conventional missiles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who else has criticized the Department of Justice and why? <\/strong>Lawmakers on both sides have condemned the department\u2019s handling of the documents, which has included accidentally publishing the names of survivors and redacting, without explanation, the names of those who may have committed crimes.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/mar\/05\/first-thing-airstrikes-iran-iraq-us-israel-kurds-pam-bondi-jeffrey-epstein-investigation\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experts warn backing Iran\u2019s ethnic communities could increase the risk of a chaotic civil war. Plus, Pam Bondi subpoenaed by US House in Jeffrey Epstein investigation Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. 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