Trump calls Kurdish leaders in Iran war effort

US President Donald Trump held a phone call with Kurdish leaders in Iraq on Sunday to discuss the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and what might come next.

Trump spoke to leaders from the two main Kurdish factions in Iraq — Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani — a day after the Saturday bombing campaign began, two of the sources said.

Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), confirmed on Tuesday that he spoke to Trump about the war with Iran.

According to a PUK statement Talabani, said in a party meeting on Tuesday that Trump "clarified the objectives of the U.S. in the current war."

Asked specifically about Trump's calls with the Kurds, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to discuss specifics.

"President Trump has been in contact with many allies and partners in the region throughout the past several days," she told Axios.