URGENT UPDATE - Iran War Expert: A Mass Casualty Attack Is Coming! | Robert Pape
Robert Pape, a 20-year Iran conflict expert, joins Steven Bartlett to discuss how the U.S. faces a choice between economic crisis and a high-risk military intervention over the Strait of Hormuz.
The gist
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Iran now controls the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil flows, giving it leverage over the global economy.
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Pape says global oil reserves will run out by mid-August 2026 if the blockade holds, and the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve is at its lowest since 1983.
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Pape puts a 70% probability on a U.S. ground operation within weeks, which he says would likely trigger the largest suicide terrorism campaign in modern history.
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Pape's 25 years of data show that occupying foreign territory is the single biggest risk factor for suicide terrorist attacks against the occupying country.
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