Peregraf — The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan on Sunday distanced themselves from a statement issued by the Iran Freedom Congress (IFC) regarding the US war on Iran, saying it does not reflect their official positions.
The Iran Freedom Congress, an independent UK-based civic and political initiative opposed to Iran's Islamic government, recently released a statement condemning both Tehran's "warmongering policies" and foreign military intervention, while calling for Iran's political future to be determined by its people.
The PDKI said the statement "does not represent the official position of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and bears no relation to the Party," according to a post by the party's representative office on X.
The Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan also rejected the statement, saying the congress had previously agreed not to adopt specific political positions because of differing views among its members.
"As the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, we do not approve of this Congress," the party's Central Committee Secretariat said.
Both parties stressed that their official positions are communicated exclusively through their own leadership and official media channels.
The Iran Freedom Congress, founded in London in late March, brings together activists and opposition figures seeking a democratic transition in Iran based on human rights. It has called on the international community to recognize Iran's democratic forces as the primary actors in shaping the country's future, while demanding the release of political prisoners and an end to executions.
Although several Iranian Kurdish groups, including the Komala Party and the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), participate in the congress, the PDKI boycotted the IFC's virtual leadership election in May, reflecting broader disagreements among Kurdish opposition groups over strategy, foreign military intervention, federalism, and Iran's future political system.
The disagreement highlights continuing divisions within the Iranian Kurdish opposition despite their shared opposition to the Islamic Republic.
The statements also come as tensions remain high amid the ongoing US war on Iran, which has also drawn in Israel. Since the war began, the Kurdistan Region has repeatedly come under drone and missile attacks, including strikes targeting the headquarters of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in Sulaymaniyah.
In April, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Kurdish groups of withholding weapons intended for anti-government protesters inside Iran, allegations that Kurdish leaders rejected. Mohammed Nazif Qaderi, a senior PDKI official, previously dismissed the claims as baseless, saying the party supports peaceful and civil methods of political change.