Expert Analyst: International Politics, Middle East & Nonviolent Action
Chanel8 English, Iraqi Kurdish news service, July 23, 2026:Operations such as seizing Iranian oil islands or raiding nuclear sites would likely result in “a large number of American casualties,” potentially triggering political backlash against the war [reel].
Channel News Asia/CNA,Singapore, July 22, 2026: Iran has shut the Strait of Hormuz and The Houthis have just declared a blockade of Bab al-Mandeb. Two of the world’s most critical shipping chokepoints — squeezed at the same time. Saudi Arabia’s…
FirstPost America, July 21, 2026 (Zunes begins at 5 mins.): The US-Iran war intensifies as the US launches a ninth consecutive night of air strikes on Iran, triggering fresh missile attacks across the Middle East. Iran says it is fighting…
Institute for Public Accuracy News Release, July 20, 2026, quotes Zunes: “In accepting generous subsidies from the Moroccan regime, the film’s producers have provided legitimacy to the illegal occupation. It would be the equivalent of filming in Israeli or Russian-occupied…
Alghad TV, July 9, 2026 (Zunes begins at 9 mins.): Does the Israeli withdrawal represent a tactical move tied to the battlefield, or does it pave the way for a broader political settlement? An analytical discussion with: Ibrahim Haidar, writer…
NBC Bay Area affiliate, July 9, 2026: Conflict likely to go on more months, raising costs far further for food and all consumer goods beyond what many families can afford.
Perspectives in Politics, June 26, 2026: of George Washington University Professor Marc Lynch’s excellent new book on U.S. Middle East Policy
The Progressive, June 23, 2026: [click here for audio and text]The Memorandum of Understanding signed between the United States and Iran is indeed a better deal for the Islamic Republic than the 2015 JCPOA and what could have been agreed…
* June 14, 2026, First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco on “U.S. Policy towards Israel/Palestine: How We Can Change It” * May 23, 2026, “Universities’ Acquiescence to Trump Administration Policies and Implications for Academic Freedom,” for the Peace…
Below are links to various radio, television, and podcast interviews about the U.S., Iran, and related issues during May and June 2026: * A 28-minutes with David Swanson’s Talk World Radio * A 20-minutes with Kris Welch on KPFA-FM,…
Common Dreams, June 24, 2026; reposted from The Progressive[Audio and transcript] Too many congressional Democrats are demonstrating their own hypocrisy in claiming that they oppose the war while actively undermining efforts to end it.
Inter Press Service [UN] June 18, 2026Zunes is quoted in this analysis on the influence Trump will have on the choosing of the next UN Secretary General. He told IPS under both Democratic and Republican administrations, the United States has…
Unitarian Universalist Church Center, San Francisco, June 14 (90 min.)
Channel News Asia (CNA) Singapore, June 11, 2026, 7 min.: Zunes explains renewed US strikes on Iran are more likely to escalate the conflict than advance negotiations, raising risks for regional stability and global markets.
May 13: KTVU: Trump asks Xi for Iran War help, meeting in China May 25: KTVU: Trump claims Iran deal moving forward? May 28: KTVU: Tentative deal to extend Iran ceasefire June 1: KTVU: Iran talks suspended, Israel continues ceasefire…
June 24, 2026: “It is not going to be smooth sailing, but my sense is that the Trump administration recognizes that there is too much at stake for it to fail. The MOU is being attacked as a bad deal,…
Channel News Asia (CNA) Singapore, June 2, 2026, 14 min.: Israel and militant group Hezbollah have accepted a US proposal to pause hostilities. US President Donald Trump persuaded Israeli and Hezbollah leaders to de-escalate, after Iran threatened to end indirect…