Following a recent visit by Iran’s acting foreign minister to Iraq and the Kurdistan region, Kurdish authorities have increased pressure on three Iranian Kurdish opposition parties to disarm and relocate from their mountainous headquarters in Iraqi Kurdistan to newly established urban camps. The parties told The New Arab that they rejected the plan. Iran’s acting foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, visited Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in mid-June, meeting with top Iraqi and Kurdish officials to discuss strengthening bilateral ties. In March 2023, Iran and Iraq signed a border security agreeme…