{"id":331277,"date":"2026-04-01T21:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-war-ground-invasion-is-kharg-island-a-trap-for-trump-ex-head-of-uk-army-explains\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:00:05","slug":"iran-war-ground-invasion-is-kharg-island-a-trap-for-trump-ex-head-of-uk-army-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-war-ground-invasion-is-kharg-island-a-trap-for-trump-ex-head-of-uk-army-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran war ground invasion: is Kharg Island a trap for Trump &#8211; ex-head of UK army explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cqEEvH2-3BA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran war ground invasion: is Kharg Island a trap for Trump - ex-head of UK army explains\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cqEEvH2-3BA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Is President Trump on the cusp of pulling out of the Iran war or about to double down with boots on the ground?<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has lashed out again at his Nato allies threatening to abandon the alliance, raising questions not only about the future of the war, but the future of Western security itself.<\/p>\n<p>On this episode of The Fourcast, Matt Frei was joined by General Sir Patrick Sanders, who has had a 40 year career in the British Army and rose to Chief of the General staff in 2022, before retiring two years later. 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