Iran, UN Chief Voice Opposition To Plans For Referendum On Kurdish Independence
(WorldNews Iran)

Pressure increased against plans by Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq to hold an independence referendum, with the United Nations chief and Iranian leaders adding their voices to opponents of the vote. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on September 17 warned that the planned September 25 referendum "would detract from the need to defeat" the Islamic State (IS) militant group and to rebuild cities captured from the...