Expert Analyst: International Politics, Middle East & Nonviolent Action
Inter Press Service News, United Nations, April 6, 2026: Stephen Zunes told IPS this is not about cost-cutting or fiscal responsibility. “Like cutbacks to important U.S. government agencies and domestic programs, the Trump administration appears determined to dismantle the system…
UK-based Arab Organization for Human Rights panel, April 4, 2026:How the Iran War is used as cover for record high Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank.
KTVU Bay Area Fox 2, April 5, 2026
The Progressive, April 3, 2026: U.S. and Israeli forces have targeted schools, hospitals, city parks, and cultural sites along with military and governmental facilities. This will likely lead to only greater resistance…
Redneck Gone Green/David Cobb, March 16, 2026 [1 hour]: Iran, current US foreign policy, and criminalization of dissent.
KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco/West Coast Wrap, April 2, 2026 [2:00-6:40]
First guest on WBAI-FM, NYC “Equal Rights and Justice” March 26, 2026 [
Fair Observer/FO Talks, Mar. 13, 2026 (28 min.): Washington may have misjudged Iran’s political structure and military resilience, making regime collapse unlikely… risks becoming a prolonged war of attrition with global consequences.
Fair Observer/FO Talks, Mar. 12, 2026 (28 min.): A “limited strike” would likely escalate, strengthen Iranian nationalism and potentially accelerate Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear deterrence… regional reactions, oil disruption risks and the broader implications…
KTVU-Fox 2, Bay Area, 5 min.: Iran is determined to teach the US a lesson that whenever attacked, there are global ramifications.
KQSD FM, Mar 12, 2026, Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills (54 min.): UPDATES ON IRAN AND MINNESOTA: This show includes a conversation with an ordinary, working mom in Minnesota, Janine Sieja, about her experience with ICE chaos, abductions…
WPFW, DC, Make it Plain with Mark Thompson, March 10, 2026 (55-min.)
Two articles and an interview during the summer 2025 bombing of Iran:It’s Not About the BombMissed Opportunity on IranUpdates on the Iran-Israel War: Conversations with Leading Analysts Debunking Trump’s claim that Iranians were responsible for the deaths of thousands of…
Agence France Presse, March 3, 2026: Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Zunes says, “even in the most controversial wars, like Iraq, when the war initiates, people tend to rally around the flag […] it’s remarkable at the very beginning…
Fair Observer, March 5, 2026 (29 min.)
Truthout, March 4, 2026, by Stephen Zunes [podcast]: Many of President Trump’s stated justifications for the US and Israeli war on Iran are demonstrably false… Much of it has to do with what was perceived as an opportunity. The Iranian…
48 Hills, San Francisco, March 1, 2026:Trump had no logical reason to start this war: A mediator from Oman just the day before the bombing started said the two countries were making good progress on a nuclear deal. The message…
Fair Observer, Feb. 28, 2026 (28 min): With nearly 600 US fighter jets, two carrier strike groups and 50 warships positioned around Iran, tensions in the Middle East are rising fast. In this episode of FO Talks, Professor Stephen Zunes…