Iran Update, September 18, 2023
The IRGC deployed forces to the Iran-Iraq border, likely to coerce the Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional Government to stop threats from anti-Iran opposition groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
Iran could also use the recent deployments to conduct attacks against Iraqi Kurdistan should coercion fail.
Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani threatened on September 16 to retaliate against the United States for its decision to unload seized Iranian oil from the Suez Rajan tanker.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-18-2023
Iran Update, September 19, 2023
Iran is expanding its military infrastructure in eastern Syria as part of its effort to secure a permanent presence there.
Iranian and Iraqi officials reported on September 19 that Iraq fulfilled its commitment to disarm and relocate anti-Iranian regime Kurdish militias in Iraqi Kurdistan.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-19-2023