Laurie Mercier speaks with Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and Director of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco, about recent protests in Iran, the continuing US/Israel genocide in Gaza, and US imperialism/colonialism.
Links:
“Iran’s History of Civil Insurrections” (2009) https://www.huffpost.
Substack and social media: "Stephen Zunes"
Image: Photo of graffiti sprayed on wooden fence: "Resist US Imperialism" by thepatrick is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Additional sources on Iran
Scylla and Charybdis (New Left Review 20 Jan 2026)
The Left in the Iran Upsurge (via Portside 21 Jan 2026)
• Council of the Left Siyâvash Shahabi / The Fire Next Time (Athens)
• Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company / Socialist Project (Toronto)
• Who are the Opposition? Sarah Shamim / Al Jazeera (Doha)
• Report from the Street / Feminists for Jina