Kurdistan splitting into two geographic parts (LITERALLY?!)

Discovered an article on the news whilst doing some Teutonic plates research for a school project and found this specifically interesting article which claims that the Eurasian and Arabian plates that just so happen to meet directly in Kurdistan are breaking away. Now I know that events like this usually take thousands of years but I’d like to know everyone’s opinions on this, and also to see if there are any geologists in here who may be able to provide some further insight into this?