{"id":327217,"date":"2026-03-18T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/israel-strike-iranian-gas-field-is-trump-locked-into-an-escalating-war\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:00:08","slug":"israel-strike-iranian-gas-field-is-trump-locked-into-an-escalating-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/israel-strike-iranian-gas-field-is-trump-locked-into-an-escalating-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel strike Iranian gas field &#8211; is Trump locked into an escalating war?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kafBU9aM1LA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Israel strike Iranian gas field - is Trump locked into an escalating war?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kafBU9aM1LA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In week three of the Iran war, Donald Trump faces the consequences of a campaign he believed he could control. As Israel strikes the South Pars gas field and Tehran vows retaliation across the Gulf, the regional balance is shifting in real time. With turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz, a spiralling energy shock, and a widening conflict stretching into Lebanon, TrumpWorld asks one central question: What did Donald Trump think would happen, and does he now regret it?<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Matt Frei reports from Jerusalem where Israel insists everything is going to plan after the killings of senior Iranian officials, and Anushka Asthana joins from Washington DC, where the administration is scrambling to contain the fallout. We speak to Professor Robert Pape of the University of Chicago about the \u2018escalation trap\u2019, the logic that pulls presidents into wars they cannot easily end.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In week three of the Iran war, Donald Trump faces the consequences of a campaign he believed he could control. As Israel strikes the South Pars gas field and Tehran vows retaliation across the Gulf, the regional balance is shifting in real time. 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