Interview: Gaza now, Trump to meet Putin, and Armenia-Azerbaijan treaty
KTVU August 8, 2025, Bay Area Fox affiliate, about Gaza, a Trump-Putin summit, and the Armenia-Azerbaijan treaty [Zunes’s segment runs 2:00-7:40]
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Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Tied to the Abraham Accords?!
The Wyoming Star, Aug. 8, 2025, piece by Joe Yans, quotes Zunes: But why should a bilateral peace process between two non-Middle Eastern states be co-opted into a framework that was originally designed (at least nominally) to normalize relations between…
It’s Not About the Bomb
The Progressive, August 5, 2025, by Stephen Zunes [source & audio] It would be a mistake to view the U.S. bombing of Iran and support for Israel’s twelve-day war on that country as simply about preventing the Iranian regime from…
Bipartisan US Push Tries to Label Democratic African Government as “Terrorist”
Truthout, August 2, 2025, By Stephen Zunes [podcast & source] The UN treats the Polisario as the legitimate representative of the Western Sahara people. Washington’s designation of armed groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) has always been politicized, but it…
Iran Vows Stronger Response If U.S., Israel Attack Again
FO° Talks July 30, 2025 [25 mins.] Fair Observer’s Rohan Khattar Singh speaks to Professor Stephen Zunes about Iran, Israel and the United States… Trump has brought back the “Maximum Pressure” policy back on Iran with new sanctions, and for…
Interview: Ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza
KPFA Evening News (Sunday) – July 27, 2025 [begins at 4:40]
Interview: Hunger and war in Gaza
KTVU July 21, 2025, Bay Area network affiliate [begins at 2:00] As fears of hunger in Gaza grow, countries are calling for an end to the war. In a joint statement on Monday. Twenty-five nations have described recent deaths in…
Interview: Israel’s Attacks on Syria
KALW Radio, San Francisco, July 17, 2025, on Israel’s attacks on Syria and related developments.
Panetta’s false charges of terrorism make no sense
First published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel July 11, 2025, by Stephen Zunes:“My guest editorial from the Santa Cruz Sentinel takes on Rep. Jimmy Panetta for his bill that would designate the government of Western Sahara as a Foreign Terrorist…
Interviews: Israel, Syria, Gaza developments and ongoing mass killing
KPFA-FM Pacifica Network, July 19, 2025: Zunes discusses Israel, Syria, Gaza, and other recent developments [segment starts at 12:30] and July 13 on mass killing [segment starts at 13:15; Note: Each broadcast must load before you can drag the pointer…
Interview: What’s the real motive behind Israel’s involvement in Syria?
Al Jazeera English Inside Story July 17, 2025 (16.5M subscribers):Zunes joins a Syrian and Israeli analyst on latest developments in Israel’s war on Syria.
Video: What are the chances of a Gaza ceasefire deal soon?
CNA (Channel News Asia) July 6, 2025 (9 mins.)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said July 6 he hoped an upcoming meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump could “help advance” a Gaza ceasefire deal, after sending negotiators to Doha for indirect…
US Threatens UN Members Seeking Two-State Solution to Israeli-Palestine Conflict
Inter Press Service, UN June 13 2025 (IPS) By Thalif Deen [source]Zunes quoted on the extreme efforts the Trump administration is taking to prevent the emergence of even a Palestinian mini-state alongside Israel, including threats of “diplomatic consequences” against countries…
End Times Militarism
Counterpunch, May 26, 2025, by Daniel Falcone [source]. Quotes Zunes on Trump’s dangerous militarism, despite isolationist rhetoric
Interview: Iran and the U.S. Now
July 3, 2025, Pacifica Radio/KPFA: Zunes discusses Iran and the United States following the latest bombing and war in a wide-ranging interview (starts at 5:40)
Interview: Updates on the Iran-Israel War: Conversations with Leading Analysts
Counterpunch July 1, 2025: Zunes discusses the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran along with Professors Richard Falk and Lawrence Davidson.
Interviews: U.S. bombing of Iran and ceasefire
Aired June 23-27, 2025, KTVU-2, Bay Area Fox affiliate: 3 interviews analyzing the U.S. bombing of Iran and the subsequent ceasefire Analysis: Israel-Iran Conflict Analysis: Israel-Iran Conflict and Response Israel-Iran Conflict and Ceasefire concerns
Interview: Middle East expert weighs in on Iran-Israel conflict and ceasefire
KTVU Fox TV-2, Bay Area station, June 24, 2025following yesterday’s ceasefire announcement.
Interview: Iran and ongoing violence, the broader context
WORT-FM Madison, WS, June 24, 2025: Negin Owliaei and Zunes examine the U.S. war on Iran and its broader context. (55 mins.)
Interview: CBS on US bombs Iran
CBS Bay Area affiliate KPIX June 22, 2025 [10 mins.] Zunes argues why the action was unnecessary and what the implications for the future might be.