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Professor Pape: Why A Nuclear Iran Is INEVITABLE

2026-04-29 News & Politics
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Ryan and Emily are joined by Robert Pape to dicuss the latest on Iran. Robert Pape: https://escalationtrap.substack.com/ Sign up for a PREMIUM Breaking Points subscriptions for full early access to uncut shows and LIVE AMAs with the hosts every week: https://breakingpoints.locals.com/support Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and Spotify Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Breaking-Points/61575893472315/ #news #politics #youtube

Top Comments (10)

@mehraman2008 2026-04-29

Never forget: This was all done for that tiny state in the ME.

758 64 replies
@Scrollymog 2026-04-29

The only one who understood the assignment was North Korea.

513 67 replies
@acon0760 2026-04-29

Iran does not negotiate with terrorists

276 18 replies
@tj2375 2026-04-29

Trump broke the international law so many times that there is no more international law. The demands the US is making to Iran would only be valid if the international law was in place. The US did this to themselves.

203 12 replies
@heavyarms951 2026-04-29

Look what they did to gaddafi after dismantling his country’s nuclear program.

202 10 replies
@pmaitrasm 2026-04-29

“If you fear your adversary is trying to get nukes, threaten and attack them so that they become more determined to get nukes, so that you can claim your fear was real.” — Don Tzu.

198 7 replies
@zeke1171 2026-04-29

I don't think Iran is stupid, if they get a nuke they won't use it unless attacked.

97 27 replies
@Tatersalad6900 2026-04-29

I was skeptical about Pape having a weekly segment, but now it’s my favorite BP segment every week.

94 4 replies
@JasonBoyce 2026-04-29

Honestly, a nuclear Iran might be for the best at this point. It would probably stabilize the region.

80 9 replies
@JohnnyBrooks22 2026-04-29

Iran should be able too Collect Tolls in the Strait too for reparations that cover the Hundreds of Billions $$$$$$$'s too All Civilian Homes and State Infrastructure in Iran and Lebanon that were Bombed by USA and Israel !

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