Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 5hTrump 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... 1215
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 9h"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_...youtube.comIRAN IS ABOUT TO MAX OUT THEIR LEVERAGEYouTube video by HasanAbi 1142
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The 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...youtube.comOIL PRICES SURGE AS IRAN WAR DRAINS GLOBAL STOCKPILES - w/ Trita ParsiYouTube video by Pyotr Kurzin | Geopolitics 030
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We 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-...tritaparsi.substack.comRecording of Q&A with authors of “Israel’s Lobby”We had a great conversation yesterday with Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick, the authors of the new book “Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power.“ 085
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The 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...unitedagainstnucleariran.comDr. August HanningDr. 0237
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I 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. 522957
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026@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. 04515
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Wow! 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. 27029
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It 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...nytimes.comGerman Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges (Gift Article)August Hanning is accused of helping foreign governments. His arrest shook the German political world and had roots in a steakhouse-heiress kidnapping plot. 3121
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Spoke 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...youtube.comTrita Parsi | China could break the US-Iran diplomatic deadlock | Tom SwitzerYouTube video by Switzerland with Tom Switzer 093
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026.@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...youtube.comIs a Confrontational Approach With Iran Necessary? A Debate with Matt Kroenig and Trita ParsiYouTube video by Foreign Policy 384
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Former 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." 12211
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Can't recall anything good ever coming out of this... BREAKING: Netanyahu flies to Abu Dhabi to meet Emirati president www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...timesofisrael.comNetanyahu flies to Abu Dhabi to meet Emirati president — report* * * 0214
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Huckabee - 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... 2152
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Intervening 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. 0182
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Told @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. 041
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026.@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...youtube.com‘Acutely politically toxic’: Hayes on the Iran War hurting Republican candidates at homeYouTube video by MS NOW 0136
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My 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...youtube.comTrita Parsi: Middle East Unraveling — Are We on the Path to World War?YouTube video by Glenn Diesen 1183
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Told @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...foxla.comWhy the Iran War is driving up global energy costs: Dr. Trita ParsiGlen Walker sits down with foreign policy expert Dr. Trita Parsi to break down the latest developments in the escalating war in Iran. In this in-depth interview, they examine whether the conflict has ... 23013
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Prediction: 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...forbes.comEd Sheeran Ticket Prices Slashed Nearly 50% Following Macklemore ControversySheeran’s supporting acts and backing band withdrew from his North American tour after rapper Macklemore was barred from opening for Sheeran at multiple venues following remarks supporting Palestinian... 420954
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Israel 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...aa.com.trIsrael seeks ‘compensation’ from US following Saudi F-35 deal: ReportTel Aviv to seek purchasing weapons that Washington previously declined to approve, Israeli media reports | Anadolu 72819
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ansarollah 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. 1166
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Told @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...youtube.comIRAN LAUNCHES A MASS MOBILIZATION AS TRUMP VOWS TO "WIN" THE WAR – w/ Trita ParsiYouTube video by Mario Nawfal 1124
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This young boy in Northwest DC, probably no more than 10 years old, has more courage and more spine than Ed Sheeran. 16013
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The complicity is undeniable. "Germany and the United States supply 99% of the weapons exported to Israel... They could stop this conflict overnight if they stopped the weapons killing Palestinians." - UN Special Rapporteur Prof. Ben Saul 116299
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Seldom does cowardice get punished as much as it deserves. But in Ed Sheeran's case, we're getting close. An Irish radio station - apparently big enough to make the news - has dropped Sheeran's music! It did so, it says, due to feedback from its listeners. 812537
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026As Saudi military forces surrendered to the flip-flop-wearing Houthi soldiers, the Yemeni group gained control over large amounts of American military equipment... 65822
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Despite all the propaganda. All the cancelling. All the influence operations. All the manipulation of social media algorithms. All the $7000 payments to influencers... Support for Israel has STILL dropped a whopping 67 PERCENTAGE POINTS in 8 years!! Yes, the era is over. 25821
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Something has happened in the last few months. We went from hearing Western officials describe the US as a challenge, unreliable, unpredictable, and incompetent. Now, Western officials publicly refer to the US as a threat. Carney said it three times in his video speech today. 24214
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is where we are. Canadian Premier @MarkJCarney issues a chilling video on past and current "American threats" to Canada. I counted 13 references to the US threatening, seeking to break, or otherwise behaving adversarially toward Canada. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd7k...youtube.com'This Is Not The First Time...': Mark Carney Goes On Rampage Against Trump In Chilling VideoYouTube video by Hook Global 1315057
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Volkswagen once produced weapons for the Nazis. Now it will produce them for Israel. www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/b... 76938
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The Iranian school struck in the war’s earliest attacks is now a memorial for children apnews.com/article/iran...apnews.comThe Iranian school struck in the war's earliest attacks is now a memorial for childrenThe Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, is now a memorial for children and others killed in the Feb. 28 attacks that sparked the war with the United States and Israel. 03820
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Under Miliband, the UK seems to be moving toward rectifying its errors in Gaza. Action speaks louder than words, of course, but words often precede action. If genuine and substantive, then it must be welcomed. 44314
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 04/09/202612 days ago, the US strategy was to get Iran out of the headlines before the midterms. Economic warfare was going to make military action unnecessary. 7 days later, the US started bombing Larak Island. There is a desire to pacify the situation, but a lack of discipline to stick to that policy. 02411
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Iran may opt to escalate before the midterms to maximize the political damage to Iran. That may succeed, but Iran may miscalculate if it thinks a Democratic Congress will restrain Trump. A humiliated Trump may take military risks he has so far eschewed. 1173
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026China is the main reason why oil never went above $150. They dramatically reduced demand. But not to help the US or to undermine Iran. Rather, to secure their own interest, which is to avoid a global economic recession. My interview with @AJEnglish 35913
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Told @AJEnglish that the American position of imposing preconditions for talks with Iran is either rooted in supreme confidence that traffic in the Strait has been restored, or it signals complete strategic disarray, with the US continually changing tactics and policies. 1266
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Wow! Navigator Poll shows one-in-five Trump 2024 voters now regret their choice. Main reason? The Iran war. "Nearly half (45%) cite the war with Iran as a main reason for regret" Trump should stop listening to those who pushed him to start this war. navigatorresearch.org/feeling-dupe...navigatorresearch.orgFeeling Duped: Trump Voters Go From Hope to Regret | Navigator ResearchThis Navigator Research report covers the war with Iran and national security. 02510
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is what 286 days of deployment in the Persian Gulf did to the USS Abraham Lincoln. It is covered in rust from bow to stern. Imagine what it did to the souls of the servicemen and women who had to serve in this unnecessary war of choice, pushed by Israel? 1329
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Talked to @Glenn_Diesen both about why there is more bark than bite behind Trump's latest Iran sanctions, and why so many foreign leaders - who are squarely in the US camp generally - secretly root for Iran and for Trump to get stuck in the Persian Gulf. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX74...youtube.comTrita Parsi: Why the World Is Quietly Taking Iran's Side in the WarYouTube video by Glenn Diesen 3115
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 29/08/2026They changed the META and TikTok algorithms so that Americans wouldn't get to see what Israelis actually do or say: - "What do I care? Kill them. I don't care.” - “This place is for us, it's promised for us, so they can starve to death” - “I think we need to be united and kill them all.” 45230
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026As Arundhati Roy said, what is under the rubble in Gaza is not only the bodies of countless Palestinians killed by Israel, but also the carcass of Western Liberal Democracy... 119447
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Fantastic episode by @bianca_nobilo on @hist_uncensored about the deeper history between Israel and Iran - and everything the current media narrative misses. Had the honor of being interviewed for it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQsm...youtube.comIsrael & Iran Were Allies - How Did They Become Enemies? | With Trita ParsiYouTube video by History Uncensored 1122
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Told @MarioNawfal that I am increasingly convinced that Trump's D-Day sanctions are not intended to be too biting, precisely because the US doesn't want to generate an Iranian counterescalation. There is far more bark than bite - deliberately. For now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDzs...youtube.comBREAKING: U.S. MAKES NEW PEACE OFFER AFTER IRAN THREATENS TO STRIKE - w/ Trita ParsiYouTube video by Mario Nawfal 0155
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026So it turns out that the intel that Iran was seeking to kill Trump came from Israel (!) and was deemed by the CIA as “Israeli-derived, not U.S.-generated, and viewed as low confidence” Anything to get Trump to drop diplomacy and resume war for Israel... www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comCIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in TurkeyCIA had doubts about Israeli intelligence on a threat to Trump in Turkey that prompted an extraordinary secret flight. 613143
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The Iran war risks bringing the G7′s fastest-growing economy to a halt In April, the IMF warned that the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran would hit the UK’s growth prospects harder than any other rich country. www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/i...cnbc.comThe Iran war risks bringing the G7's fastest-growing economy to a haltThe U.K. economy is showing further signs of a long-awaited rebound, but the picture is complicated by the fallout from the Iran war and high energy prices. 0166
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 12/08/2026ABSOLUTE MUST-WATCH: @mehdirhasan's interview with Ian Lustick and @EliClifton on their new book: "Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power" zeteo.com/p/aipac-expo...zeteo.comAIPAC Exposed: Mehdi Speaks to Authors of New Book on the Israel LobbyCo-authors Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick discuss AIPAC’s ‘toxic’ issue, why the U.S. can never say no to Israel, and their efforts to change the U.S.-Israel relationship. 12014
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The number of Americans who view the Iran war as a debacle is steadily growing. In July, only 12% believed the war had achieved its goals... 26116
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Told @ABC that this constant investment in military action and illusions of military "solutions" has only weakened the American position, and the Iranians are making demands that reflect that reality. There is only a diplomatic exit out of this debacle. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZl8...youtube.comIran expert on Iran war stalemate: Hurting US more than IranYouTube video by ABC News 0155
Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026@MarioNawfal insisted, so I agreed to debate the former spokesperson of Israel's IDF, Jonathan Conricus. I did so with the expectation that he had the confidence and capacity to engage in a substantive discussion. I may have overestimated him... www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD6I...youtube.com"YOU'RE BRINGING THE U.S. INTO AN ENDLESS WAR" - Trita Parsi vs. Conricus on IranYouTube video by Mario Nawfal 6274