Strategy of Israel in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Concerns of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Since its formation in 1948, Israeli regime has paid special attention to Kurdistan of Iraq and was the only country openly supporting the independence process of this region. Based on this, the current research seeks to find the reasons behind this support and strategic cooperation between Kurdistan and Israeli regime despite the absence of formal diplomatic relations and what have been its implications for Iran. From this perspective, this hypothesis can be put forward that Israeli regime intends to secure its political, economic and strategic interests in the region and due to power and influence of Iran, Israel tries to approach Iranian borders to fight Iran’s regional policies through the independence of Kurdistan and the experience of Iraq. The aims of the research are therefore to answer research questions and find out whether the hypothesis is true or false bases on descriptive analysis and consulting library and electronic sources. The findings of the research indicate an ever increasing expansion of the relations between Israeli regime and the Kurdistan region in different political and economic aspects.