Category: Arabian Peninsula
Interviews: US/Israeli war Iran & Yemen
KPFA-FM, Pacifica radio with Kris Welch, on the spreading Middle East war Oct. 16, 2026, 20-min. (starts at the 38:55) Also Sept. 18 on Yemen, (Starts at the 35:40) and how U.S. policy helped create this mess.
Interview: Houthis not simply Iran’s proxies, says analyst
Channel News Asia (CNA) Singapore, October 13, 2026, 8 mins.The Houthis are aligned with Iran, but they are not simply carrying out Tehran’s orders, says Stephen Zunes, professor of politics at the University of San Francisco. Speaking to CNA’s Asia…
Interviews: 4 on KPFA Pacifica Radio
* A primer on Yemen with history explaining how U.S. policy helped create this mess (20 mins. starts at the 35:40 with Kris Welch) * Israeli and U.S. denial of Israeli violations of the Genocide Treaty * U.S. rejection of…
Interviews: 4 on Yemen, US and Iran
Al Jazeera English, Sep. 2026: https://mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/ahns18lWQ4 https://mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/Kr35z52fgx https://mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/2rbWx1qU2B https://www.instagram.com/reel/DduJ-9QjeXw/
Interviews, KPFA, Pacifica Radio, Bay Area
Iran War Update, September 4, 2026 (15 mins. starting at 1:24)Changing U.S. policy towards Israel/Palestine, August 28 (15 mins. starting at 1:25)Harsher U.S. sanctions on Iran & increasing settler violence in the occupied West Bank, August 25 (4-mins.)
4 Iran War Interviews on Al Jazeera
Source Links to these are no longer available. Al Jazeera, August 15, 2026: with Dr. Setareh Sadeqi, on Trump’s threats Al Jazeera, August 15, 2026: Trump said he’ll declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory Al Jazeera, August 15,…
Interview: The Forever War with Iran Inflames other Regional Conflicts
WORT Radio, Madison, July 31, 2026: (53 mins.)
Interview: Operation Epstein Fury Part 15. Second Round. How and Why the MoU Died.
Wyoming Star, July 28, 2026: Zunes traced the roots of the current impasse back to Trump’s original strategic error: “Unlike the 2015 nuclear deal – which was extremely detailed, enforceable, and left no room for ambiguity – Trump’s Memorandum of…
Interview: Fed Decision Tonight! Will Oil Shock Delay Rate Cuts? Global Markets On Edge
Nippon India/FOMC Countdown, July 29, 2026 (Zunes begins at 6 Mins.)
Interview: Iran-US war can only resolve through negotiation, not military
Al Jazeera Media View July 26, 2026 (5 mins.): Reasons for hope, despite Israel and MOU ambiguity.
Interview: US-Iran: What the Blockade Threats Mean for Oil and Freight Markets
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…
Book Review–America’s Middle East: The Ruination of a Region
Perspectives in Politics, June 26, 2026: of George Washington University Professor Marc Lynch’s excellent new book on U.S. Middle East Policy
The Strait of Hormuz and War in Iran: A Film Screening and Discussion
At Resource Center for Nonviolence, May 8, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz: Film screening of “Plate It With Silver,” and discussion led by Stephen Zunes (USF) and Nidhi Mahajan (UCSC), on the current war and histories of trade across the…
Operation Epstein Fury Part 8. Is It Finally Over?
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…
US Cannot ‘Win’ a War on Iran
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…
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: Gaza Peace Proposal; Israel and Hamas Agree on First Phase of Deal
Al Jazeera Television, October 9, 2025. Video is no longer available.