Robert Pape

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308 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 2d ago

Robert Pape’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 3 in all, peaking in Sep 2026 with 1.

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I think we're celebrating too early. voice-verified

I understand why we want to celebrate early. voice-verified

It's been incredibly painful and it looks like more pain is coming and we'd like that relief. voice-verified

But the fact of the matter is we're heading into an incredibly contentious 60 days. voice-verified

This is a period of time where open warfare can break out at literally any moment. voice-verified

And for a whole variety of reasons, this can be because of Israel. voice-verified

This can be because Iran doesn't get its $12 billion. voice-verified

And these are multiple reasons. voice-verified

But the biggest issue that I think is being left out of the analysis here, Piers, is the stakeholder of the shippers. voice-verified

The people who have to take the risk are basically being left out of this whole conversation. voice-verified

And they're now coming to the floor. voice-verified

The New York Times giant story about this, not a surprise. voice-verified

They're saying, we're not going. voice-verified

So it's one thing for you and me and everybody else to sit here and say, oh, sure, those ships, just go ahead and take that risk. voice-verified

You know, 14 of them have been killed, by the way, already. voice-verified

So we need to understand they've been bottled up essentially in solitary confinement virtually for, what, 108 days now? voice-verified

So let's understand the idea that they're going to do this. voice-verified

And what do they want? voice-verified

They want an ironclad promise from Iran. voice-verified

Not Donald Trump. voice-verified

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