Interview: The Latest on Iran
WPFW, DC, Make it Plain with Mark Thompson, March 10, 2026 (55-min.)
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Zunes’s key articles on Iran 2011-2025
Two articles and an interview during the summer 2025 bombing of Iran:It’s Not About the BombMissed Opportunity on IranUpdates on the Iran-Israel War: Conversations with Leading Analysts Debunking Trump’s claim that Iranians were responsible for the deaths of thousands of…
Western Sahara: The Autonomy Proposal vs. International Legal Obligations
Global Monitoring Center, March 5, 2026: Zunes is first of three panelists at this forum critically examining Morocco’s so-called “autonomy” proposal for the nation of Western Sahara, which it invaded, occupied, and illegally annexed in 1975. The US and several…
What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran?
Truthout, March 4, 2026, by Stephen Zunes [podcast]: Many of President Trump’s stated justifications for the US and Israeli war on Iran are demonstrably false… Much of it has to do with what was perceived as an opportunity. The Iranian…
Interview: Anger, Accountability, and the Law: Capitalism, Courts, and Gaza
KPFW Jan. 30, 2026 (starts at 1:05:45): Anger, Accountability, and the Law: Capitalism, Courts, and Gaza
BBC Interview: Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace”
BBC, January 17, 2026 (5-min. video & transcript) BBC Interview on Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza by Stephen Zunes From January 17, 2026 Read on Substack
Is US Moving Towards UN’s Exit Door?
Inter Press Service by Thalif Deen, United Nations, Jan 13 2026 (quotes Zunes): “The Trump administration, however, appears to be rejecting the post-WWII international legal system as a whole. His statements, particularly since the attack on Venezuela, appear to be…
Interview: Threats of U.S. intervention in Iran
KPFA-FM’s News/Pacifica Radio Network, Jan. 11, 2026 (1-min. starts at 11:30)
The Real Reason Trump Invaded Venezuela: It’s not drugs, democracy, or even oil. It’s power.
The Progressive, January 6, 2026 and republished by Common Dreams as, Until Democrats Confront the Lawlessness of Trump’s Venezuela Assault, Expect More War. The U.S. attack resulted from having an incredibly corrupt and autocratic-minded President using his office to enrich…
Interview: Monroe Doctrine Rises Again
WORT FM, Madison, January 8, 2026 (48-min): The Monroe Doctrine Rises Again in Venezuela. Host Allen Ruff and Professor Stephen Zunes discuss his recent article in The Progressive, “The Real Reason Trump Invaded Venezuela: It’s not drugs, democracy, or even…
Interview: US Imperialism Roars Back
WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast #349, Jan. 5, 2026US Imperialism Roars Back To Life, Prof. Stephen Zunes (24-min)
Interview, Venezuela: Maduro Captured
KTVU Fox-TV Bay-Area affiliate: Sat, January 3, 2026 (5-min) International politics professor weighs in on Maduro’s capture
Interview: How Catherine Connolly Can Redefine Irish Politics
Counterpunch November 14, 2025, by Daniel Falcone An Interview With Yvonne Galligan that quotes Zunes on the significance of the election of the new democratic socialist president of Ireland. “Activist and author Medea Benjamin commented, ‘Ireland just reminded the world…
Has Trump Finally Ended Western Sahara’s Dream of Freedom?
The Nation, November 13, 2025: The international community must decide which principle will prevail: the right of self-determination or the right of conquest [ audio podcast 6 mins.]
International Community Pushes for Palestinian Statehood—But US Won’t Have It
The Progressive, by Stephen Zunes, October 8, 2025: Neither U.S. political party actually supports a two-state solution, instead both essentially endorse Israeli control over all of historic Palestine.
Interview: Trump’s Push against the Left/ANTIFA Executive Order, Netanyahu and the UN
Santita Jackson Show Sept. 28, 2025: Zunes’s segment’s at 34 mins.