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 and political analyst; Mohammed Zeidan, researcher specializing in Israeli affairs; and Stephen Zunes, on the dimensions of the withdrawal and its implications for the future of the ceasefire and developments in southern Lebanon. (It’s a bit odd, in that Zunes spoke in English, yet this recording has the Arabic translation translated back into English.)
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Interview: Gas prices rise again as U.S. and Iran exchange attacks
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.
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: Iran agreement: Too many U.S. concessions?
KTVU Bay Area, Fox 2, June 18, 2026 [Zunes begins at 1 min.]
Zunes breaks down the tentative agreement between the U.S. and Iran to end the war, now in effect, but questions remain how it will be enforced.
Interview: Iran Keeps Its Missiles. Iran Keeps Its Uranium. Did Trump Cave to Iran? | Firstpost America
First Post America (India), June 18, 2026 [Zunes begins at 5 min.]
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.
Interviews: Iran War Updates, 6 for KTVU
May 13: KTVU: Trump asks Xi for Iran War help, meeting in China
May 25: KTVU: Trump claims Iran deal moving forward?
May 28: KTVU: Tentative deal to extend Iran ceasefire
June 1: KTVU: Iran talks suspended, Israel continues ceasefire violations
June 7: KTVU: Israel, Iran exchange missile strikes
June 8: KTVU: Iran, Israel strikes threaten ceasefire
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: Iran Hits US Base After Trump Strikes Tehran Military Sites
Firstpost America, June 1, 2026 [Zunes from 4-10 mins.]
Interview: Trump’s mixed signals on Iran deal underscore unresolved issues over Hormuz, nuclear programme: Analysts
Interview: Trump’s latest threat against Iran
Interview: US action risks return to full-scale war
Interview: Iran Peace Deal in Doubt as Trump Rejects Tehran’s 3 Key Conditions
Firstpost America, April 28, 2026 (from 5:00-9:00)
Interview: How Hawkish Democrats, from Schumer to Harris, Paved the Way for War with Iran
DemocracyNow.org April 23, 2026 (14 min.)
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.):
BBC Interview: Uncertainty over US-Iran peace talks
Interview: Lebanon, Israel agree to 10-day ceasefire
KTVU Fox 2, Bay Area, April 16, 2026 (6 min.):
As US-Iran double blockade of strait continues.
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: ‘Give It Up or Go to Jail’: Trump Warns Reporters Over Iran F-15 Jet Leak | Firstpost America
Fairpost America, Indian television network, April 7, 2026 [10 mins., Zunes segment begins at 6:30]
Interview: Ceasefire agreement reached
KTVU Bay Area Fox 2, April 8, 2026 [6 mins.]