How Iran is becoming Trump’s forever war

The peace talks failed, so now US President Donald Trump wants to further disrupt the vital oil shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz. A US blockade will stop ships entering or departing Iranian ports, but will it really work to bring an end to the conflict? Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute on what happens next and why the Iran conflict is starting to look like a ‘forever war’ for Trump. Featured: Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute

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How Iran is becoming Trump’s forever war is an episode from ABC News Daily by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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