In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, asserted that the semi-autonomous Kurdish region has not been pressured to engage in the ongoing conflicts sparked by the United States and Israel's actions against Iran. With over 1,000 missile and drone attacks since February 28, the KRG's infrastructure has suffered significant damage, either directly from Iran or via Iraqi militias. Barzani condemned these attacks as unjustified and emphasized the importance of peaceful resolution through dialogue. Notably, he stated that the al-Harir Air Base near Erbil, which was targeted by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in March, had been empty for almost a decade since US-led coalition forces defeated ISIL (ISIS) and dismantled its territorial presence. Despite repeated attacks on US troops stationed in Erbil to combat terrorism, Barzani reaffirmed the KRG's support for Baghdad's efforts to control weapons within the Iraqi state. In May, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi pledged to establish a monopoly on arms in Iraq, with all armed factions required to disarm and surrender their weapons by September 30. Moreover, Barzani revealed that regional authorities have no relations with Israel, while ties with Syria and Turkiye are strengthening through mutual cooperation. This week, KRG President Nechirvan Barzani visited Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, marking the first visit by an Iraqi Kurdish leader to Syria since Bashar al-Assad's fall in December 2024. Tensions remain high among Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, as their bases in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq and inside Iran itself have become front lines in the conflict. There are discussions about Iranian Kurdish fighters entering the conflict to topple the Iranian government, with both US President Donald Trump and Israel suggesting that arming these fighters could shift the balance of power within Iran, where Kurds comprise approximately 10% of the population.