Trita Parsi

Spoke to @NPR on Tehran's calculations going forward with the risk of Israel/Trump restarting the war growing further. www.npr.org/2026/10/26/n...

We live in interesting times... "Melania Trump Says She Brokered a Ceasefire in Ukraine"

Plurality of active-duty service members oppose Iran war: poll Veteran-led, progressive advocacy group finds that 49% of people currently serving in the military, veterans, and family members oppose military being used in Operation Epic Fury responsiblestatecraft.org/military-pol...

Spoke to @MarioNawfal about the latest developments in the region, including the risk of Israel starting round 3 of the war and the uncomfortable reality that changes to the region's political geography are no longer inconceivable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDhG...

MUST WATCH: MBS TRAPPED: The War Saudi Arabia Can't Win w/ @shireen818 & @AnnelleSheline www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xd6...

UK security adviser’s wife faces scrutiny over Palestine Action post Sarah Helm, wife of the UK's National Security Adviser, wrote on X: “God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action.” British police are now investigating her... www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261017-uk-...

Netanyahu declares he is ready to extend the war with Iran, which the American public wants to see terminated ASAP. And he adds: He will do so without US approval. www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/18/n...

If protesting were an Olympic Sport, the French would win Gold. Every time. No contest.

Spoke w/ @esaagar & @krystalball about Israel's new security doctrine: An embrace of regional destabilization, rejection of democracy, preference for preventive war over peace and defense - and "inevitable" severance of ties with the US... www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvM...

The real story is not that the Turkish FM or the Iranian rep walked out when Israel's Herzog spoke at the CICA Summit in Azerbaijan. The real story is that Kuwait also walked out, since Israel keeps floating rumors that Kuwait is on the cusp of joining the Abraham Accords...

Wow! This graph depicting the Palestinian vs. Israeli death toll from 1940 to the present shows exactly when the genocide begins - and why it is a genocide...

"Since the war in Iran began in late February, the average price of gasoline in the US has risen by about 46%, driven largely by disruptions to global oil markets caused by the war that many Republicans, Marshall included, have consistently defended." www.cnn.com/2026/10/13/p...

I have reached the limits of my ability to put words to pure evil. Once again, Israel burned another family in Gaza alive. But the image of the four-year-old daughter in the family watching the rest of her family die in the flames will haunt me for the rest of my life. But will it haunt Israel?

What are Iran's likely de-escalatory steps if the US enters the war against the Houthis or if a third round of US/Israel-Iran war begins? Spoke to @PKurzin about this in length. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUVl...

With medium-range ballistic missiles, “the Houthis can reach deep into Saudi Arabia with a bigger payload than cruise missiles and drones,” he said. “They are going to be a more potent threat.” www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Former UK diplomat detained at Heathrow "Britain is clamping down even harder on critics who consider Western foreign policy to have been a catastrophic failure. We are fast approaching the point where expressing an alternative opinion can land you in jail" responsiblestatecraft.org/russia-uk-fr...

Important piece by @HekmatAboukater: Trump Is Reopening the Middle East’s Deadliest Sectarian Fault Lines Washington is pressing Shiite groups to disarm while ignoring the real fears that keep them armed. foreignpolicy.com/2026/10/08/i...

How Israel Conquered the Latin American Right From Bukele to Bolsonaro, the region’s conservatives have learned to love Zionism. www.theamericanconservative.com/how-israel-c...

Told @BBCWorld that Saudi is faced with only bad options. It seeks US support against Ansarullah, but Trump is unlikely to offer it unless Riyadh allows the US to use Saudi airspace to attack Iran - which would cause the kingdom to become a target of Iranian strikes...

This was Copenhagen yesterday. The European establishment's abysmal failure on Israel/Gasa is not shared by the European public. The gap between the two is untenable. The public will eventually prevail, but Europe's moral collapse will take years to repair.

Told @MarioNawfal that the gravitation toward renewed US/Israel-Iran warfare is not only continuing, but it also appears to be accelerating, with Trump potentially seeking to preempt an Iranian preemption before the midterms... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd1_...

Trump denies the story that he is considering an attack on Iran before the midterms. Given how little confidence there is in his word, it is unclear whether this will be interpreted as a denial or as a confirmation...

"Do you feel the IRGC is saying 'Vote Blue No Matter Who'"? Questions only @hasanthehun would ever ask :) A few days old now, but always great to be on Hasan's show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhb_...

The great thing about going on @PKurzin's show is that we always find something to disagree on. In this episode, we disagreed (slightly) on Europe's role in the Iran war. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcA5...

We had a great conversation yesterday with @EliClifton and Ian Lustick, the authors of the new book “Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power.“ tritaparsi.substack.com/p/recording-...

The disgraced former head of German Intelligence, who is accused of having been a spy for an unnamed foreign government, also serves on the Advisory Board of UANI (United Against Nuclear Iran), which many suspect is an Israeli intelligence front. www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/people/dr-au...

I guess this is what happens when AIPAC-AI writes your talking points without any human in the chain to check for basic humanity. David Valadao (R-CA-22) literally says that military aid to Israel helps the US because the money goes to the production and TESTING of American weapons systems.

@MarkRuffalo is known to be one of the nicest guys in Hollywood - and beyond. Takes a lot for him to call anyone a bad word. So when he calls Jake Sullivan and Tony Blinken "war criminals" - based on his interactions with them throughout the Gaza genocide - take it seriously.

Wow! Senator @ChrisMurphyCT is denied entry to U.S. military facilities in the Persian Gulf. He wasn't even allowed to meet with military leaders! He believes this is on the order of Pete Hegseth, who is trying to hide the damage and the cost of this war of choice with Iran.

It has never happened before that a country's top intelligence officer and head of a national spy agency proved to be a spy for another state. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...

Spoke with @TomSwitzerMedia about why China may be the only player that can break the deadlock between the US and Iran - and help avoid a devastating Round 3 of the war. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn60...

.@MatthewKroenig and I debated the Iran war a few months ago at @ForeignPolicy. The episode got a lot of attention. So FP/DohaForum invited us back to debate where we are now and whether it's been worth it. Plenty of sparks... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhzx...

Former Green Beret tells me how the Iran war has destroyed morale within the military. "Folks don't want to do a career in the military any longer. We have an all-volunteer force with the buy-in of a conscript army."

Can't recall anything good ever coming out of this... BREAKING: Netanyahu flies to Abu Dhabi to meet Emirati president www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Huckabee - who many may mistake for the Israeli amb. to the US - speaks at the "Jewish American Summit" and claims that 60,000 Iranians MAY have entered the US under the previous administration and that we don't know if they came here to grow tomatoes or to be sleeper cells...

Intervening diplomatically goes against Chinese instincts. But if there is a third and more devastating round of US-Iran war, whose economic shocks China no longer can insulate itself from, Beijing may be incentivized to intervene in a manner Washington may prefer to avoid.

Told @NewsNation that while the US will press China on accusations that it has been providing targeting data to Iran, reality is that China could do far more to support Tehran, including providing it with advanced weapons.

.@chrislhayes and I both attended meetings with Pezeshkian today in NY. On his show tonight, we discussed the absurd situation we are in, why the current diplomacy likely won't work, and why a major escalation unfortunately seems to be in the cards... www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcU6...

My conversation with @Glenn_Diesen went to very dark places. But the situation in the Middle East/US/Iran is unravelling, and measures and scenarios that were unthinkable just a few months ago are increasingly being discussed at the government level... www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoOw...

Told @FOXLA that Trump's ill-advised war gave the Islamic Republic another lease on life. It was facing its worst legitimacy crisis ever, but the aggression by the US and Israel caused a rally-around-the-flag phenomenon. www.foxla.com/video/fmc-to...

Prediction: This is the least of the costs that facilitators and supporters of genocide will end up paying... Ed Sheeran Philadelphia Tickets Slashed By Nearly 50% Following Macklemore ‘Free Palestine’ Controversy www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...

Israel plans to ask the US for additional defense capabilities as "compensation" after Washington agreed to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, according to Israeli media. www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

Ansarollah has struck the main airport in Riyadh with drones. While many in Tehran are satisfied, some are also concerned that the escalation may get out of control. Thus far, all escalation has been calibrated. That won't be the case if matters get out of control.

Told @MarioNawfal that the Trump admin is acting with supreme confidence in their strategy on Iran, but after having spoken to numerous regional officials - including very close allies of the US - none seem to understand what that confidence is based on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHXv...