The Kurds in Syria and Iraq have been mostly hostile to Turkey, and while they appear to be not that friendly to Iran due to Tehran's opposition to Kurdish independence, common cultural links make Iran's relations with the Kurds here easier and Iran often supplies weapons for the Kurds.[79][80][3][4] Thus, several time tensions between Iran and Turkey regarding the Kurds have also been counted due to Turkish distrust on Iranian supports for the Kurds.[81][45][15]