Kurdistan Regional Government PM office attacked by suspected Iranian drone

Drones targeted the office of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Erbil on August 17, 2026. Outlets described them as Iranian or suspected Iranian drones. i24NEWS wrote that the security chief's home was also targeted, and the Times of India wrote that the US condemned the attack. Barzani revealed details of the attack, according to Trend.az.

The Times of India added that the drones targeted Kurdish leaders after Trump used them as a backchannel to the IRGC. Other Iran-related news that day: i24NEWS wrote that the IRGC is sending commanders and intelligence to the Houthis for a confrontation with Saudi Arabia, and Al-Ahram cited the US military as saying 64 commercial ships have been diverted under the naval blockade on Iran.