Trump is 'trapped' on Iran. This is what will happen next | Robert Pape

 

 

 

 

Mar 18, 2026 

  

On this edition of the Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by Professor Robert Pape from the University of Chicago, and arguably one of the foremost experts on the war in Iran. He has advised every US President since 9/11 and modelled what a conflict with the country could look like for over 20 years. He says Donald Trump is now caught in what he calls 'the escalation trap' - one which is difficult to get out of. 

 

 

Source:  The Trump Report