CNA/Channel News Asia, Singapore television, August 10, 2026: Zunes’s analysis on Netanyahu’s rejection of the Trump-backed “peace plan” for Gaza on a Singapore news program this morning.
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CNA/Channel News Asia television, Singapore
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 workaround, routing oil through the Red Sea, may now be closing off too. A look at the compounding economic risks and how markets are pricing in rerouted supply chains, soaring freight premiums, and broader inflation risks.
20 Interviews: May-June 2026, Iran related
Below are links to various radio, television, and podcast interviews about the U.S., Iran, and related issues during May and June 2026:
* A 28-minutes with David Swanson’s Talk World Radio
* A 20-minutes with Kris Welch on KPFA-FM, starting at 38:40
* Hour-long interview for the Scholars Circle on the war
on Lebanon with Yeghia Tashjian and Ervand Abrahamian
* Two recent segments for an Indian network news show:
June 18, beginning at 5:20 & June 2, starting at 4:25
* On a Singapore television news channel
* On a Singapore radio news channel
* Two short interviews on KPFA-FM News, Pacifica:
June 14, starting at 2 mins. & May 24, starting 2:28
* For KTVU News (one of the Bay Area network affiliates):
June 18: https://ktvu.com/video/fmc-sv3bvh10vi4mon19.amp
June 8: https://bit.ly/3RVvpr6
June 7: https://bit.ly/43n9zze
June 1: https://bit.ly/43UizvR
May 28: https://bit.ly/4egHjmR
May 25: https://bit.ly/3QcXklR
May 19: https://youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=J7tH8nNmCJI&ra=m
May 13: https://bit.ly/43p5U3R
May 9: https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/531666-150162/dfd53d40-1c93-45d8-9a79-ad2dd615c0c5/KTVU_04-20-2026_16.30.43.mp4
Also, two much older analyses were depressingly prescient:
* A 50-minute documentary from 2012 in which I and a dozen other scholars and analysts critique the U.S. threat of War with Iran: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yoITyAobBMI
* A 2006 interview I did with Foaad Khosmood on U.S. policy towards Iran and the possibility of war: https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-shift-in-iran-policy-by-stephen-zunes/
Interview: Fresh US strikes unlikely to bring Iran back to the table
Channel News Asia (CNA) Singapore, June 11, 2026, 7 min.:
Zunes explains renewed US strikes on Iran are more likely to escalate the conflict than advance negotiations, raising risks for regional stability and global markets.
Interview: Israel and Hezbollah Agree to US-Brokered Pause in Hostilities
Channel News Asia (CNA) Singapore, June 2, 2026, 14 min.: Israel and militant group Hezbollah have accepted a US proposal to pause hostilities. US President Donald Trump persuaded Israeli and Hezbollah leaders to de-escalate, after Iran threatened to end indirect peace talks with the US. For more on the latest, Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman speak with Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics, University of San Francisco.
Interview: Trump’s mixed signals on Iran deal underscore unresolved issues over Hormuz, nuclear programme: Analysts
TV Interview: Is Washington factoring in Gulf allies’ concerns in its push for Iran talks?
CNA, China News Asia, Singapore, April 22, 2026 (9 min.):
CNA Interview: US plans Hormuz blockade after Iran talks fail
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 Gulf of Oman…
Interview: US threats could strengthen Iranian regime
Interview: Will Israel uphold ceasefire after Hamas releases hostages?
Channel News Asia/CNA, Singapore’s major news network, Oct. 9, 2025: Israel and Hamas October 8 agreed to a ceasefire after three days of indirect talks in Egypt. Both sides have signed off on the first phase of a United States-led Gaza peace deal. Zunes said concerns remain whether Israel will uphold the ceasefire deal once the hostages are released.