Secretary Rubio’s Call with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Barzani
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. SECRETARY RUBIO SPEAKS WITH KURDISTAN PM ON SECURITY, SUPPORT By Kurdish Policy Analysis ERBIL,Iraq March 27 – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone on Thursday with Masrour Barzani , the prime minister of the semi‑autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, in a call that underscored Washington’s support for Erbil amid escalating regional tensions, U.S. and Kurdish statements said. Rubio “expressed condolences” for the recent deaths of Peshmerga fighters killed in a ballistic missile strike earlier this week, according to a State Department readout attributed to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott. He also reiterated U.S. support for the Kurdistan Region and its security forces at a time of heightened clashes involving Iranian‑linked groups. In the call, the U.S. top diplomat “condemned” ongoing attacks by Iran and Iran‑aligned armed militias against U.S. citizens and energy infrastructure in Iraq, the department sa...