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On the U.S. decision to violate its 1947 agreement with the United Nations to allow foreign leaders to address the world body; and on Iran’s threat to establish a broader restricted zone, further threatening international shipping.
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/
Dr. Rod Berger Show, Sep. 4, 2026, 43 mins. Wide-ranging interview which not only covers a number of contemporary issues, but includes a bit about Zunes’s background and how he ended up doing my work on the Middle East, nonviolent…
Inter Press Service, Sept. 1, 2026, By Thalif Deen, Quotes Zunes, who said the makeup of the Security Council, having the headquarters of the United Nations located in the United States, is an outdated relic of World War II. For…
Zunes is quoted at length on Iran War developments in the Wyoming Star News, Aug. 28, 2026.
KPFA-FM, Pacifica Radio, Bay Area, Aug. 28, 2026 (15-min, starting at 1:25:10)
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,…
Here are a series of interviews from recent weeks on KTVU, television news in the San Francisco Bay area:July 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PQ9kl7MzpgJuly 10: https://bit.ly/4fWeQn1July 11: https://bit.ly/3U2IujfAugust 4: https://bit.ly/4wXaiUI
BBC August 4, 2026 (4 mins.)
KPFA, Pacifica Radio, Bay Area, July 31, 2026 (Zunes begins at 35:35)
Al-Jazeera English, July 31, 2026 (9 mins.) with Rami Khouri:About the new Gaza peace plan.
Al Jazeera Media View, July 28, 2026, 8 mins.Relations with Israel weaken as negotiations on hold while US reassesses Iran War and related policy.
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…
Al Jazeera Media View July 26, 2026 (5 mins.): Reasons for hope, despite Israel and MOU ambiguity.
KPFA-FM Sunday evening news, July 26 (3 mins.)
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…
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…