https://dalek.zone/videos/watch/e3c425fe-82da-498c-8657-090170edd775 4 weeks ago he predicted America would send troops to Iran, now Robert Pape returns to reveal what could happen next! Robert Pape is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and one of the world's leading authorities on military strategy and security affairs. He has advised every White House since 9/11 on military strategy and bombing campaigns and is the author of 'Our Own Worst Enemies: America and the Age of Violent Populism'. He explains: ◼ The 4-stage escalation trap and why every prediction he made has come true ◼ How Iran and Russia controlling 30% of the world's oil could crash your economy ◼ Why killing Iran's leaders is making the country stronger, not weaker ◼ Why America can bomb Iran's nuclear sites but still can't stop them getting the bomb ◼ The only deal that could stop Iran getting nuclear weapons and why it probably won't happen 00:00 Intro 04:38 20 Years Of War Games Predicted This Conflict 06:24 Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Sites Might Backfire 08:02 How US Pressure Strengthened Iran 12:19 Iran’s Hidden Power Structure Revealed 14:58 The Final Stage Of The Escalation Trap 17:31 Iran As The Fourth Global Power Center 24:14 What Happens Next If No One Backs Down 26:24 Iran Has Been Seriously Underestimated 27:42 Is US Intelligence Reliant On Israel? 32:06 What If This Turns Into A Ground War 40:23 A Civilization Could Die Tonight 44:19 What This War Means For Ordinary Iranians 50:25 Ads 52:33 Is The US Locked Into A Long War? 55:43 Iran’s 10-Point Plan Explained 57:34 The Shifting Global Power Balance 01:01:13 Why US Oil Prices Are Rising 01:05:08 If You Were Trump: What Would You Do? 01:07:20 If Israel Joins The Nuclear Treaty 01:09:57 What Experts Think Happens Next 01:13:49 Ads 01:15:46 What Iran Would Do With Nuclear Weapons 01:17:58 Has Trump Lost Control? 01:21:28 What This Means For Europe 01:28:27 What Can The Average Person Do? Enjoyed the episode? Share this link and earn points for every referral - redeem them for exclusive prizes: https://doac-perks.com Follow Robert: X - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/6mSph0Q Website - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/B78CjwW You can purchase Robert’s book, ‘Our Own Worst Enemies: America and the Age of Violent Populism’, here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/Ajkhyts The Diary Of A CEO: ◼ Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼ Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼ The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼ The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼ Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼ Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Wispr - Get 14 days of Wispr Flow for free at https://wisprflow.ai/steven Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:43:36 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://dalek.zone https://dalek.zone/lazy-static/avatars/50d40b3a-d2a7-4c0b-a21f-d4258b5f1530.png https://dalek.zone/videos/watch/e3c425fe-82da-498c-8657-090170edd775 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://dalek.zone/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.