On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of sanctions against the Iraqi Kurds over the referendum. Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli also warned that the Kurdish referendum would ignite "a new war in the region."
In a show of force, Turkish troops have held military drills along the Iraqi border in the past week ahead of the referendum.
A senior Iranian military official warned last week that the Kurdish referendum will create a new crisis in the region, which could be used by certain outside forces as an excuse to gain control of the region through intervention.
Amid the rising tensions, the United Nations and the U.S. government have called for resolving the Kurdish issue through peaceful dialogue.
On Friday, the White House slammed the Kurdish decision to hold the referendum as a "provocative and destabilizing" move, while urging the Kurds to hold "serious and sustained dialogue" with the Iraqi government.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday also called for resolving the issue through "structured dialogue and constructive compromise," citing that the referendum would undermine the fight against terrorism.
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