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MEDIA

On Israel-Gaza, Hostages and the Bigger Picture

November 27, 2023

CTV News (Toronto)

Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal

November 23, 2023

Singapore TV

Israel-Hamas War and Iran

November 12, 2023

Iran Podcast

THE ISRAEL-GAZA WAR (WEEK 5)

November 9, 2023

Signapore TV (CAN)

THE ISRAEL-GAZA WAR (WEEK 4)

October 30, 2023

Signapore Radio (CNA)

THE ISRAEL-GAZA WAR (WEEK 3)

October 27, 2023

Al Jazeera Balkans

ISRAEL-GAZA WAR AND REGIONAL TENSIONS

October 16, 2023

Singapore TV

THE ISRAEL-GAZA WAR

October 12, 2023

Swiss TV (Italian)

COMMENTS ON ISRAELI-SAUDI NORMALIZATION AFTER THE HAMAS ATTACK

October 11, 2023

Deutsche Welle News

ISRAEL-SAUDI NORMALIZATION AFTER THE HAMAS ATTACK

October 10, 2023

CBS News

CRITICAL THOUGHTS ON US MIDEAST POLICY AFTER THE HAMAS ATTACK ON ISRAEL

October 10, 2023

Background Briefing (Pacifica Radio)

ANTONY BLINKEN TRAVELS TO SAUDI ARABIA

June 6, 2023

CNBC News (Singapore)

ASSAD RETURNS TO THE ARAB LEAGUE

May 19, 2023

CBC News (Toronto)

CONFLICT IN SUDAN: WHAT'S NEXT?

April 29, 2023

CTV News (Toronto)

POISONING OF SCHOOL GIRLS IN IRAN

March 4, 2023

CTV News (Toronto)

THE NABLUS RAID AND US POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL

February 23, 2023

BBC World

THE DEATH OF FORMER PAKISTANI PRESIDENT AND GENERAL PERVEZ MUSHARRAF

February 5, 2023

CTV News (Toronto)

ON RISING VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE AND US POLICY

January 29, 2023

BBC World

MORE EXECUTIONS IN IRAN

January 14, 2023

CTV News (Toronto)

CANADA SEEKS JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF UKRAINE AIR FLIGHT 752

January 8, 2023

CTV News (Toronto)

EXECUTIONS IN IRAN: HOW TO STOP THEM

December 18, 2022

CTV News (Toronto)

UPDATE ON IRAN & THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY

December 14, 2022

Background Briefing with Ian Masters

IRAN AND RUSSIA EXPAND MILITARY RELATIONS

December 9, 2022

TRT World (Istanbul)

ON CHINA-SAUDI-US RELATIONS

December 7, 2022

Channel News Asia (Singapore)

IRAN RETHINKS THE MORALITY POLICE

December 4, 2022

CTV News (Toronto)

PROTESTS IN IRAN - WEEK 9

November 17, 2022

Channel 9 News (Denver)

IRAN PROTESTS CONTINUE - WEEK 6

October 29, 2022

CTV News (Toronto)

PROTESTS IN IRAN CONTINUE INTO SECOND MONTH

October 22, 2022

CTV News (Toronto)

PROTESTS IN IRAN - WEEK 5

October 15, 2022

CTV News (Toronto)

WILL CANADA'S SANCTIONS AGAINST THE IRGC WORK?

October 8, 2022

CTV News (Toronto)

ON IRAN'S FEMINIST UPRISING

October 4, 2022

University of Denver Podcast

ON CANADA, SANCTIONS AND IRAN PROTESTS

October 3, 2022

CTV News (Toronto)

PROTEST AND CRACKDOWN IN IRAN

September 23, 2022

CTV News (Toronto)

IRAN ERUPTS IN PROTESTS

September 20, 2022

Background Briefing with Ian Masters (Los Angeles, CA)

HATE MAIL I RECEIVED TODAY (INCLUDING FROM JAKE TAPPER)

August 23, 2022

Public Statement

SALMAN RUSHDIE AND IRAN

August 20, 2022

Iran Podcast

ON SALMAN RUSHDIE AND GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY

August 14, 2022

CTV (Toronto)

ATTACK ON SALMAN RUSHDIE: THE BROADER CONTEXT

August 13, 2022

CBC TV (Toronto)

WHY THE ATTACK ON SALMAN RUSHDIE IS SO SHOCKING

August 13, 2022

Slate

ANOTHER WAR IN GAZA: WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE PALESTINIANS?

August 7, 2022

SABC News (Johannesburg)

JOE BIDEN GOES TO THE MIDDLE EAST

July 15, 2022

SABC News (Johannesburg)

BIDEN VISITS THE MIDDLE EAST

July 14, 2022

Middle East Eye

ON SAUDI-TURKISH RECONCILIATION & JAMAL KHASHOGGI

June 22, 2022

Al Jazeera (English)

ON THE JCPOA, THE END OF DIPLOMACY & THE COMING WAR WITH IRAN

June 14, 2022

TRT World "Straight Talk"

IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS IN DEEP CRISIS

June 9, 2022

TRT World

IRAN-SAUDI RELATIONS

May 10, 2022

British Muslim TV

ROYAL RIFT CONTINUES IN JORDAN

April 3, 2022

Al Jazeera (English)

UPDATE ON YEMEN (WITH A COMPARISON TO UKRAINE)

March 31, 2022

SABC TV (Johannesburg)

ON UKRAINE AND SYRIA: PARALLELS AND DIFFERENCES

March 17, 2022

CBC TV (Toronto)

IRAN'S PRESIDENT VISITS QATAR

February 21, 2022

SABC News (Johannesburg)

ON IRAN'S (FAKE) SPACE LAUNCH AND THE NUCLEAR TALKS

December 30th, 2021

TRT World

THE WAR IN YEMEN: WHAT'S NEXT?

December 25th, 2021

SABC TV (Johannesburg)

IRAN CLAIMS US SEIZES TANKER IN PERSIAN GULF

November 3rd, 2021

TRT World

MILITARY COUP IN SUDAN

October 25th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

IRAN-US RELATIONS, THE JCPOA, & THE FUTURE OF THE MIDDLE EAST

October 20th, 2021

Conversation Six

ON IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS & THE POSSIBILITY OF WAR

October 14th, 2021

Background Briefing with Ian Masters

GUNFIRE IN BEIRUT: WHAT NEXT FOR LEBANON

October 14th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

G20 SUMMIT ON AFGHANISTAN

October 12th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

ISIS ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN

October 8th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

SYRIA AND THE NEW MIDEAST POLITICS

September 29th, 2021

Al Jazeera (English)

THE NEW TALIBAN GOVERNMENT IS ANNOUNCED

September 8th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

AFTER THE U.S. EXIT FROM AFGHANISTAN: WHAT NEXT?

September 2nd, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

WHAT THE U.S. OWES TO AFGHANS & AMERICANS

August 31st, 2021

University of Denver Podcast

WHAT NEXT FOR AFGHANISTAN?

August 31st, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

ISRAEL DEFENSE MINISTER MEETS PALESTINIAN DICTATOR

August 30th, 2021

SABCTV (Johannesburg)

ON CANADA, AFGHANISTAN, AND ISIS-K

August 26th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

CHAOS IN AFGHANISTAN AND THE MYTH OF TALIBAN MODERATION

August 21st, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

ON JOE BIDEN AND CHAOS IN AFGHANISTAN

August 20th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

ON THE LEADERSHIP OF THE TALIBAN

August 19th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

WHAT NEXT FOR AFGHANISTAN AFTER THE RETURN OF THE TALIBAN?

August 18th, 2021

Channel 7 News (Denver, CO)

AFGHANISTAN: WHAT WENT WRONG?

August 16th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

THE TALIBAN TAKE KABUL

August 15th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

THE TALIBAN TAKES OVER AFGHANISTAN

August 13th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

KNIFE-EDGE FOR IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS AS HARDLINERS TAKE FULL CONTROL IN TEHRAN

August 12th, 2021

ABC (Australia Broadcasting Corporation)

US-IRAN NUCLEAR IMPASSE

August 10th, 2021

Conversation 6

END OF TUNISIA'S DEMOCRACY? WHAT NOW AFTER THE JULY 25TH POWER GRAB?

August 7th, 2021

TRT World Forum

IRAN'S NEW PRESIDENT INHERITS A MESS

August 2nd, 2021

Asia First (Singapore)

IRAN TARGETS ISRAELI TANKER AS NUCLEAR TALKS STALL

August 1st, 2021

TRT World

CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY IN TUNISIA

July 28th, 2021

CBC Radio (Canada)

RECENT TRENDS IN MIDEAST POLITICS

July 23rd, 2021

TRT World - Straight Talk

THE MEANING OF THE RECENT IRANIAN ELECTION

June 19th, 2021

TRT World

ON IRAN'S NEW PUPPET PRESIDENT

June 19th, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

ON IRAN'S RIGGED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

June 18th, 2021

Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)

ON THE POLITICAL CONTEXT OF IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (I.E. SELECTION)

June 2nd, 2021

Background Briefing with Ian Masters

ANTHONY BLINKEN TRAVELS TO ISRAEL/PALESTINE

May 25th, 2021

Al Jazeera (English)

AFTER THE ISRAEL/GAZA WAR: WHAT NEXT?

May 25th, 2021

SABC TV (Johannesburg, South Africa)

AFTER GAZA: LESSONS FOR THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT

May 22nd, 2021

AFTER DERSHOWITZ DEBATE: THOUGHTS ON MIDDLE EAST POLICY

May 19th, 2021

TRT World

MY EXCHANGE WITH ALAN DERSHOWITZ ON GAZA

May 19th, 2021

TRT World

ON US POLICY, GAZA AND ISRAEL

May 12th, 2021

TRT World

ISRAEL/PALESTINE CONFLICT: FOCUS ON GAZA/JERUSALEM

May 11th, 2021

SABC TV (Johannesburg)

A CRITIQUE OF JOE BIDEN ON JERUSALEM

May 10th, 2021

TRT World

ON THE CUSP OF AN IRAN-WEST HOSTAGE SWAP?

May 2nd, 2021

BBC Radio 5

JOE BIDEN'S MIDDLE EAST POLICY

April 29th, 2021

CNA-Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)

AFGHANISTAN AND US WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS

April 15th, 2021

CGTN Europe

ON THE ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR FACILITY

April 13th, 2021

TRT World

WHY DID ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN'S NUCLEAR FACILITY?

April 12th, 2021

TRT World

CRISIS OF STATE AND SOCIETY IN JORDAN

April 5th, 2021

TRT World

ON THE CRISIS IN JORDAN AND THE ARREST OF THE DISSIDENT PRINCE HAMZAH

April 3rd, 2021

TRT World

JORDAN ROCKED BY ARREST OF PRINCE HAMZAH

April 3rd, 2021

CTV News (Toronto)

REVIEW OF RE-TARGETING IRAN BY DAVID BARSAMIAN

March/April 2021

Against the Current

INTERVIEW ON YEMEN

March 23rd, 2021

TRT World

CONVERSATION ON SECTARIANISM AND MUSLIM POLITICS

March 21st, 2021

Islamic Circles

THE CASE OF NAZANIN-ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE & IRAN’S HOSTAGE TAKING POLICY

March 7, 2021

TRT World

THE LEGACY OF THE ARAB SPRING

March 2, 2021

CGTN TV

US - IRAN DIPLOMACY HITS A ROAD BLOCK

March 2, 2021

Conversation Six Podcast

ON THE SAUDI CROWN PRINCE, KHASHOGGI & THE US INTELLIGENCE REPORT

February 26, 2021

CTV News (Canada)

CRISIS IN US-IRAN RELATIONS

February 25th, 2021

TRT World

INTERVIEW ON IRAN-EU TENSIONS

January 16th, 2021

TRT World

INTERVIEW ON THE CRISIS IN US-IRAN RELATIONS

January 13th, 2021

Colorado Public Radio

ON QATAR-SAUDI RECONCILIATION

January 4th, 2021

Channel News Asia (Singapore)

ON US-IRAN TENSIONS

September 19th, 2020

Al Jazeera English

THE BEIRUT EXPLOSION

August 10, 2020

CBC Radio (Saskatchewan)

ON UN, YEMEN AND SAUDI ARABIA

June 16th, 2020

Al Jazeera English

INTERVIEW ON DONALD TRUMP'S MIDDLE EAST PEACE PLAN 

January 28th, 2020

CTV News (Toronto)

A CONVERSATION WITH KHALED ABOU EL FADL

November 11, 2018

The Usuli Institute

THE MENACE OF THE ISLAMIC STATE (ISIS) 

November 20th, 2014

Institute of International and European Affairs (Dublin, Ireland)

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