The Amargi

23/06/2026

Rojhelat’s four main Kurdish parties say the U.S. war on Iran failed to weaken the regime, instead ending in diplomacy that may allow Tehran to regroup and claim victory.

Four Kurdish parties from Iranian Kurdistan say the US-Iran memorandum of understanding guarantees the Islamic Republic’s survival, excludes Kurdish rights, and rewards a regime that can now claim victory over Washington.

23/06/2026

Three Kurds are lighting up the 2026 World Cup: Merchas Doski’s electrifying runs, Alireza Beiranvand’s heroic saves, and Deniz Undav’s goal-scoring spree are proving Kurdish talent belongs on football’s biggest stage.

23/06/2026

Some U.S. evangelicals see Trump as a modern-day Cyrus the Great—God’s chosen leader and heir to ancient Persia’s revered founder.

In parts of the American evangelical Christian world, Donald Trump is regarded as God’s chosen leader and the modern-day successor to Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, which many Persians revere as the starting point of Iran’s ancient history. For nearly a decade, ardent Tru...

23/06/2026

Syrian Transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa says peace in Lebanon requires dialogue, as President Trump continues hinting at empowering Syria against Hezbollah despite a new ceasefire.

While the Syrian Transitional Government is still grappling with significant internal challenges, Ahmed al-Sharaa welcomed direct talks with Hezbollah if it serves Lebanese stability and secures Syrian interests

22/06/2026

In Diyarbakir (Amed), hundreds of Kurdish scholars and activists advanced a “Democratic Islam” rooted in the Medina Constitution, challenging both state-controlled religion and power-driven political Islam with a vision of pluralism and freedom.

Hundreds of Kurdish scholars, theologians, and women activists gathered in Diyarbakir to promote a democratic Islamic framework rooted in pluralism, women’s freedom, and ecological ethics, rejecting both state-controlled religion and political Islam.

22/06/2026

A series of prison deaths in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, officially labeled as suicides, has fueled fears that some may be disguised killings aimed at silencing sensitive witnesses or political figures.

A series of deaths labeled as ‘suicides’ within the prisons of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has sparked widespread skepticism. Families and observers increasingly fear that these incidents may be “physical liquidations” disguised as self-harm to eliminate sensitive witnesses or political fig...

22/06/2026

Negin Shiraghaei challenges the idea that fighting for equality is a Western concept, calling it out as a form of “up-to-down racism.” For too long, the world has used cultural differences as an excuse to ignore the systemic oppression of women in Iran and Afghanistan.

Watch the full interview here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=A5ruC3sN5zk

22/06/2026

Since its publication, the 14-point MoU has sparked debate over whether it represents an Iranian diplomatic success or a wartime retreat marked by nuclear concessions and temporary arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz.

Since its publication, debate has emerged inside and outside Iran over whether the fourteen-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) marks a success for the Islamic Republic or a retreat forced upon it by war, a question sharpened by Tehran’s concessions on the nuclear file and the temporary arrang...

22/06/2026

Eva Michelmann, a German journalist who had vanished in Syrian prison for three months and was detained for a total of five, was released from Syrian state custody and arrived back in Germany last Friday, her lawyer said.

Eva Michelmann, a German journalist who had vanished in Syrian prison for three months, and was detained for a total of five, was released from Syrian state custody, and arrived back in Germany last Friday, her lawyer said. The 36-year-old journalist had been reporting in Syria for over three years....