# 'The US Is ADDICTED to Forever Wars': Two Middle East Scholars Speak Out on Iran, Palestine, and Lebanon

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Published: 2026-04-14T16:07:00+00:00
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Recorded in New York City in front of a live audience, Palestinian-American activist, academic, and author Noura Erakat, of Rutgers, and Iranian-American writer, filmmaker, and professor Narges Bajoghli , of Johns Hopkins, join Mehdi for a wide-ranging and fascinating conversation on the US-Israeli war on Iran, the ongoing genocide in Palestine, and the future of the Middle East. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo

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