Category: Interviews
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Interview: Iran War, US and popular resistance
Redneck Gone Green/David Cobb, March 16, 2026 [1 hour]: Iran, current US foreign policy, and criminalization of dissent.
Interview: Trump says US will ‘finish the job’ in Iran
KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco/West Coast Wrap, April 2, 2026 [2:00-6:40]
Interview: US-Israel War on Iran
First guest on WBAI-FM, NYC “Equal Rights and Justice” March 26, 2026 [
Interview: Why Killing Iran’s Supreme
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.
Interview: Could a US Strike Unite Iran Instead of Breaking It?
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…
Interview: Fighting in Iran escalates
KTVU-Fox 2, Bay Area, 5 min.: Iran is determined to teach the US a lesson that whenever attacked, there are global ramifications.
Interview: Something’s Happening Here! Minnesota and Iran with Janine Seija and Stephen Zunes
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…
Interview: The Latest on Iran
WPFW, DC, Make it Plain with Mark Thompson, March 10, 2026 (55-min.)
Interview: Why Killing Khamenei Did Not Collapse the Regime
Fair Observer, March 5, 2026 (29 min.)
What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran?
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…
Why is Trump going to war with Iran?
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…
Interviews since US-Israel began War on Iran
5-10 minute interviews on San Francisco Bay -area television stations: March 2, 2026, on KRON; KGO; KTVU; and again on KTVU Feb. 28, 2026
Interview: Could a US Strike Unite Iran Instead of Breaking It? Fair Observer
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…
Interview: The Iranian Protests Explained
Podcast (8-min.) & transcript Feb 07, 2026; By Daniel Falcone in Foreign Policy in Focus, January 28, 2026 Outside intervention will only undercut efforts by Iranians to transform their system. Zunes and historian Lawrence Davidson help unpack the protests and…
Interview: US threats could strengthen Iranian regime
CNA, Channel News Asia/Mediacorp, Singapore, Feb. 5, 2026, 10-mins.
Interview: Anger, Accountability, and the Law: Capitalism, Courts, and Gaza
KPFW Jan. 30, 2026 (starts at 1:05:45): Anger, Accountability, and the Law: Capitalism, Courts, and Gaza
Interview: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace.’ What awaits Gaza?
Wyoming Star, Jan. 29, 2026, quotes Zunes: “The United Nations was willing to initially give support to the formation of the Board of Peace when it was seen as the best way to maintain the shaky ceasefire in Gaza, but…