Expert Analyst: International Politics, Middle East & Nonviolent Action
Lebanon
Fair Observer, April 24, 2026 (32 min.) with 20-second soundbite: “The origins of Hezbollah was the direct result of the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon in 1982. And here’s the irony, they’re saying, ‘We have to occupy southern Lebanon to…
Firstpost America, April 28, 2026 (from 5:00-9:00)
Fair Observer Talks April 24, 2026, 46 min. [Also
Wyoming Star, April 24, 2026: Zunes offered a bleak long‑view: “It’s hard to see an end to the conflict any time soon. Hopefully, both sides now recognize they cannot achieve their aims through full-scale war, but the positions of the…
DemocracyNow.org April 23, 2026 (14 min.)
Panel Zunes hosted April 20. 2026 [1:16] with Robert Malley, a key figure in recent Democratic administrations in negotiations with Iran and with Israel & Palestine, and Daniel Zoughbie of the Institute of International Studies at the University of California-Berkeley.…
KTVU Fox 2, Bay Area, April 16, 2026 (6 min.): As US-Iran double blockade of strait continues.
CNA938 Rewind, Singapore, April 13, 2026 (15-min. audio): Analysis: President Trump orders a sweeping naval operation targeting the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks in Pakistan fail. The measure targets vessels transiting all Iranian ports along the Persian Gulf and…
The Progressive April 10, 2026: Whether, or not the ceasefire ends up failing, the erratic President has put the region and world in grave danger… [Audio transcripts; podcast]
Zunes quoted in Wyoming Star, April 10, 2026, by Joe Yans: “Despite US and Israeli claims to the contrary, Pakistani mediators and others have confirmed that the agreement for a two-week halt to the fighting and the reopening of the…
KTVU Bay Area Fox 2, April 8, 2026 [6 mins.]
Fair Observer, April 7, 2026 [45 mins.]
KTVU Bay Area Fox 2, April 7, 2026 [8 mins.]
BBC April 6, 2026, 4 minutes:
KTVU Bay Area Fox 2, April 6, 2026 [6 mins.]
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.