Selling the War with Purges, Polygraphs and Propaganda

U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, UN human rights experts say they have “reasonable grounds to believe.”They cite strikes on an elementary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd on the first day of the war.Negar Mortazavi joins NPRhttps://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/17/us-war-crimes-iran

Trump admin is trying to rewrite history in real time and to put a positive spin on the war on Iran. But rising prices, provocative social media posts, and the Pentagon’s combative relationship with the press make that story harder to sell.Negar Mortazavi joins Aljazeera’s Listening Post with Laicie Heeley, Mark Kimmitt, and Samira Mohyeddin.WATCH: youtu.be/_MlBn-TiGSo?is=nbZCN29p_KNZCDUb

Negar Mortazavi joins Peter Beinart on the Occupied Thoughts podcast to discuss the sixth month of war on Iran, what the U.S. got wrong in its expectations for the war, why the MOU broke down, the impacts of sanctions and economic warfare on the ground in Iran, and how the Iranian diaspora is navigating the war.Occupied Thoughts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/occupied-thoughts/id1442278034?i=1000788531557

The U.S. war on Iran has entered a dangerous new phase: a tanker war in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says it attacked 10 ships after the U.S. sank 5 Iranian oil tankers, pushing Brent crude above $100. Negar Mortazavi on NPR: wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/09/oil-prices-strait-of-hormuz

U.S. attacks wedding in Iran. Are Washington and Tehran heading for more escalation? Negar Mortazavi joins Aljazeera

Latest US-Iran escalation was predictable after the unraveling of the MOU. This complicates the narrow path diplomacy and risks further escalation.Negar Mortazavi on BBC World

Economic pressure will impose greater hardship on ordinary Iranians already struggling with rising inflation. But it is unlikely to force Iran to surrender, as it has failed to do in the past.Negar Mortazavi with Jim Sciutto on CNN

U.S. attacks Iran’s Larak Island in a dangerous escalation that can reignite the war and further complicate diplomacy.Negar Mortazavi on Aljazeera

Six months of US-Israel war on Iran; the military stalemate, political dynamics in Iran, and the impacts of war on the Iranian people.Negar Mortazavi joined Carl Nasman on BBCVIDEO

Negar Mortazavi on NPR Here and Now Link: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5943152/trumps-economic-policies-hit-iran-canada-and-u-s-workers