The US decision to back Damascus and tell Syria’s Kurds their partnership had “expired” has shattered Kurdish trust in Washington across the Middle East. From Syria to Iraq, Turkiye, and Iran, Kurdish groups are now reshaping alliances and strategies around the belief that US support is unreliable and temporary. The US decision to back Damascus and tell Syria’s Kurds their partnership had “expired” has shattered Kurdish trust in Washington across the Middle East. From Syria to Iraq, Turkiye, and Iran, Kurdish groups are now reshaping alliances and strategies around the belief that US support is unreliable and temporary.