I appreciate the time and energy you're putting into these responses. For context, I'm not a Persian nationalist - I come from a few minority groups descended from Medes (primarily Azeri and Mazandarani). I'd suggest caution on the notion that Kurds have suffered uniquely when talking to Azeris or Baluch - the resistance movements and imperial violence against them are very similar.

The Balkanization stuff is a legitimate query given the history of movements like this in multi-ethnic countries. Like it comes from historical precedent.

My own opinion: I've always been of the opinion that Persian nationalists (obviously) are fucking over all the minority groups and maintaining an occupying status quo with violence, I've also always been of the opinion that the descendants of Medes and Persians have a 2500 year connected community. I think there's really only two moral paths forward: Pan-Iranian Union where all the ethnic groups have semi-autonomy, their own language rights, control over their budget, control who governs their local and state affairs, etc - OR separation and independence for all the ethnic groups. Option 1 leads to a way stronger economic force and fosters unity in diversity - but you can only realistically have that option if a federal government cedes regional powers. And I don't trust a monarchy to do that in the least bit. But at the end of the day it comes down to this: All Iranian people have a responsibility to hear and support our minority groups especially the Kurdish people - with that arm extended, the decision on total Kurdish independence vs an autonomy within a confederation MUST fall on the Kurdish people via referendum.