“The Law of the Jungle”: How Trump’s war is causing chaos
05 March 2026

“The Law of the Jungle”: How Trump’s war is causing chaos

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An effort by Congress to rein in President Trump’s war in Iran has failed.

Democrats and a few Republicans tried to use the War Powers Resolution to force Trump to get approval from Congress to keep fighting – but it didn’t pass.

Now the war is dragging in more countries, fuelling a global crisis and dividing nations.

Today Jasmine El-Gamal, former Pentagon adviser and founder of Averos Strategies, on Trump’s war – is it ego, blind ambition or part of a plan to reshape the world? 

 

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Guest: Jasmine El-Gamal, founder and CEO of Averos Strategies

Photo: Abbas Hassan/TASS/Sipa USA

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