

Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani served as a backchannel to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (Photo by Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed/Anadolu via Getty Images)


Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani served as a backchannel to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (Photo by Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed/Anadolu via Getty Images)


Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images



Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images