Trump threatens total Iranian destruction — what does it actually mean and how close are we to escalation? Prof. Robert Pape, Director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats at the University of Chicago and author of Escalation Trap, breaks down the Iran-U.S. standoff, the real stakes behind Trump's warning, and why this confrontation may be more dangerous than mainstream coverage suggests. Iran nuclear threat, U.S. foreign policy, Middle East conflict, escalation risk.