Media Interviews

What’s Next in Syria (call- in show)


CBC Radio – Just Asking
December 14, 2024

After the Fall of Assad in Syria: The Changing Politics of the Mideast


Background Briefing with Ian Masters

KPFA 94.1 FM (Los Angeles)
December 13, 2024

What is Happening in Syria (call-in show)


CBC Radio – Ontario Today
December 11, 2024

Syria and the Fall of the House of Assad: Call in Show


CBC Radio (Toronto)
December 9, 2024

Assad flees to Moscow, as rebels take Syria


BABC News (Australia)
December 8, 2024

The Assad regime has fallen. What’s next for Syria and the Middle East?


CBC TV – The National (Toronto)
December, 2024

Israel Bombs 20 Targets in Iran


Background Briefing (with Ian Masters)
October 27, 2024

Israel/Gaza One Year Later (starts at 1:29)

SABC News (Johannesburg)
October 6, 2024

Israel attacks Hezbollah and Lebanon


CNA TV (Singapore)
September 29, 2024

Israel Pounds Lebanon and Hezbollah


CNA Radio (Singapore)
September 29, 2024

Is the Mideast on the brink of a regional war?


TRT World (Istanbul)
September 27, 2024

Israel Escalates Conflict with Hezbollah


CBC Radio (Toronto)
September 23, 2024

An Olive Branch to the US from Iran’s Supreme Leader?


Background Briefing (Los Angeles)
August 28, 2024

Is the Mideast on the brink of a regional war?


CBC Radio (Toronto)
August 12, 2024

Iran Vows Retaliation against Israel


CTV News (Toronto)
August 10, 2024

US Military Build Up in the Mideast


BBC News (London)
August 2, 2024

Ismail Haniyeh Assassinated in Tehran


BBC Radio (London)
July 31, 2024

Netanyahu Taunts Iran/Hezbollah with Double Assassinations


Background Briefing (with Ian Masters)
July 31, 2024

Israeli Strike on Senior Hezbollah Commander


TRT World (Istanbul)
July 30, 2024

Update on Gaza: From Bad to Worse


CTV News (Toronto)
June 15, 2024

European Countries Recognize a Palestinian State


CTV News (Toronto)
May 22, 2024

Death of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi: What are the Implications?


May 21, 2024

Background Briefing
94.1 KPFA (Los Angeles)

Arrest Warrant Issued for Netanyahu by ICC


CP24 News (Toronto)
May 21, 2024

The Death of the President of Iran


CAN News (Singapore)
May 20, 2024

The Death of the President of Iran


TRT World (Istanbul)
May 19, 2024

Biden-Israel Tensions Emerge over Gaza

CTV News (Toronto)
May 8, 2024

Update on Israel-Hamas Deal

CTV News (Toronto)
May 2, 2024

On Iran, Israel and De-Escalation

New Zealand TV
April 14, 2024

Rising Mideast Tension: Iran attack Israel

New Zealand TV
April 14, 2024

Why Did Iran Attack Israel?

CTV (Toronto)
April 14, 2024

How Will Israel Respond to Iran’s Attack

City TV (Toronto)
April 14, 2024

Rising Tension in the Mideast

CP24 New (Toronto)
April 14, 2024

Rising Tensions between Iran and Israel

CTV News (Toronto)
April 12, 2024

Gaza Crisis Spills Over to Israel-Iran Conflict

TRT World (Istanbul)
April 11, 2024

On the UNSC Resolution on Gaza

TRT World (Istanbul)
March 25, 2024

How does the Israel-Gaza War Effect the US Election

CTV News (Toronto)
March 11, 2024

The Israel Gaza War: Myths and Realities

March 14 (Aspen, CO)
Pitkin Public Library
Ceasefire Now Roaring Fork Valley

The Crisis in Gaza on the Eve of Ramadan

CBC Radio (Toronto)
The Sunday Magazine
March 10,2024

On Iran’s Elections and Voter Apathy

March 1, 2024
TRT World (Istanbul)

Biden says we are close to a Gaza Ceasefire

February 26, 2024
TRT World (Istanbul)

Gaza Update and the Possibility of a Ceasefire

CP24 News (Toronto)
February 25, 2024

The UNWRA Scandal in Gaza

CP24 News (Toronto)
January 31, 2024

On the World Court Ruling on Israel and Gaza

CP24 News (Toronto)
January 26, 2024

Middle East Regional Escalation

Background Briefing (with Ian Masters)
January 25, 2024

Middle East Regional Escalation

CTV News (Toronto)
January 20, 2024

The Israel-Gaza War 100 Days Later

CP24 News (Toronto)
January 19, 2024

The Israel-Gaza War 100 Days Later

TRT World (Istanbul)
January 16, 2024

The Israel-Gaza War 100 Days Later

CP 24 News (Toronto)
January 14, 2024

On US Policy toward Gaza and Arab Autocrat States

TRT World (Istanbul)
January 10, 2024

On the Failure of US Mideast Policy

CTV News (Toronto)
January 10, 2024

Blinken Goes to the Mideast Again

CTV News (Toronto)
January 6, 2024

UN VOTES FOR A GAZA CEASEFIRE

December 12, 2023
CBC Radio (Canada)

Gaza War Enters Critical Phase

December 10, 2023
CTV News (Toronto)

On the Failure of US Policy in Gaza

December 9, 2023
TRT World (Istanbul)

Update on the Israel-Gaza War

December 8, 2023
CTV News (Toronto)

On Gaza, War Crimes and American Culpability

December 4, 2023
Channel News Asia Radio (Singapore)

Israel-Hamas Truce Extended

November 30, 2023
CTV News (Toronto)

Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire

November 30, 2023
CBC Radio West with Sarah Penton

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)

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)

MORE EXECUTIONS IN IRAN

January 14, 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)

SALMAN RUSHDIE AND IRAN

August 20, 2022
Iran Podcast

ATTACK ON SALMAN RUSHDIE THE BROADER CONTEXT

August 13, 2022
CBC TV (Toronto)

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)

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)

IRAN’S PRESIDENT VISITS QATAR

February 21, 2022
SABC News (Johannesburg)

THE WAR IN YEMEN WHAT’S NEXT?

December 25th, 2021
SABC TV (Johannesburg)

MILITARY COUP IN SUDAN

October 25th, 2021
CTV News (Toronto)

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)

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

IRAN’S NEW PRESIDENT INHERITS A MESS

August 2nd, 2021
Asia First (Singapore)

CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY IN TUNISIA

July 28th, 2021
CBC Radio (Canada)

RECENT TRENDS IN MIDEAST POLITICS

July 23rd, 2021
TRT World – Straight Talk

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)

ON US POLICY GAZA AND ISRAEL

May 12th, 2021
TRT World

ISRAEL/PALESTINE CONFLICT FOCUS ON GAZA/JERUSALEM

May 11th, 2021
SABC TV (Johannesburg)

JOE BIDEN’S MIDDLE EAST POLICY

April 29th, 2021
CNA-Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)

AFGHANISTAN AND US WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS

April 15th, 2021
CGTN Europe

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

THE LEGACY OF THE ARAB SPRING

March 2, 2021
CGTN TV

US – IRAN DIPLOMACY HITS A ROAD BLOCK

March 2, 2021
Conversation Six Podcast

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)