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Stephen Zunes

Santa Cruz
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Politics professor, University of San Francisco; writer; parent; interests in human rights, nonviolent action, U.S. Middle East policy
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Trump’s Deal with Iran Is Good Enough Original

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By Stephen Zunes
| The Progressive Verified
Many of the criticisms being leveled against the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran—namely, that it is not that great a deal—are accurate and worthy of attention. But under the disastrous set of circumstances resulting from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, it is probably the best deal that can be realistically hoped for, given that Iran clearly has the upper hand.
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On Iran, Trump Has Backed Himself — and Much of the World — Into a Corner

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By Stephen Zunes
| Truthout Verified
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. U.S. efforts to force an end to the stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz by attempting to escort a few U.S.-flagged ships through the Iranian closure will not only fail to relieve the worsening global fuel crisis and disruption of supply chains, it risks a resumption of full-scale war.
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This Isn’t Just Trump’s War on Iran. Both Parties Paved the Way for Disaster.

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By Stephen Zunes
| Progressive Hub
That should not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the U.S. bipartisan consensus on Iran: For over 20 years, a number of prominent Democratic leaders — and in some cases, large majorities of congressional Democrats overall — have helped pave the groundwork for Trump’s war by issuing exaggerated and alarmist statements about Iran’s supposed danger to the region, threatening the use of military force, and undermining diplomatic initiatives, sometimes even criticizing Republicans from...
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