War & Conflict with Preston Stewart

In a recent attack the US fired as many as 70 Patriots and more than a dozen THAAD interceptors trying to bring down 20 Iranian ballistic missiles. Some did the trick, others didn’t and it appears that a handful of strikes got through and damaged eight F-15s and one A-10.
This is one of, if not the major challenge facing the United States in the war with Iran right now. Our interceptor inventory versus their missile stockpiles. Which runs out first? And unfortunately we just got a report that Iran has resumed production of their ballistic missiles.
Sources:
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/the-u-s-is-burning-through-its-supply-of-interceptors-to-counter-irans-attacks-f42c5ecd?st=5gnMfa
https://media.defense.gov/2026/Sep/09/2003993626/-1/-1/1/OEF_Q3_JUN2026_FINAL_508%20SECURE.PDF
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/iran-damages-a-10-f-15s-with-missile-attack-on-air-base-in-jordan/
https://x.com/SoarAtlas/status/2098221180662788111?s=20
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-ballistic-missile-production-5538af12?st=ETRGn9&reflink=article_copyURL_share
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/14/trump-claims-strait-hormuz-is-open-how-much-oil-is-really-going-through/
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So the Houthis just shot down a Saudi F-15 over northern Yemen, which is a bit of a problem. See the Houthis are on a tear right now. They’re digging in and solidifying their gains around the Bab-al-Mandeb strait, the Saudi backed Yemeni forces all but faded away, and Saudi Arabia’s partners, like the US, are showing no interest in getting involved.
I can hear the argument that this sounds like a Saudi Arabia problem and to a degree it certainly is. Bigger picture though is the direct effect this has on the global energy markets and international shipping.
Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-saudi-shipping-mandeb-8c18d82c109a8ea91347ce53c0096c53
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-mecca-houthis-drone-iran-war-trump-oil-gas-prices-rcna598075
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-officials-met-iran-backed-houthis-oman-over-weekend-sources-say-2026-09-16/
https://t.me/army21ye/3728
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So the situation in Yemen is not good. The Houthis are solidifying their gains, Yemeni government troops sort of melted away and it doesn’t look like anyone is coming to help. At least not yet.
Today we’re joined by Mohammed al-Basha, a middle east analyst and the founder of Basher Report Risk Advisory to discuss what’s going on.
We get into why this kicked off now, how this ties into the US-Iran war, what to expect from the Saudis in the coming months and more.
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Ukraine just announced the first phase of a counteroffensive in the east.
GEN Biletsky Commander of the 3rd Army Corps “Good news is coming, but for now, our actions require silence. The Russians have acknowledged these advances with one milblogger warning that these forces aren’t just scared conscripts, but battle-hardened mechanized units who are back to their favorite activity – killing Russians.
Sources:
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84556
https://deepstatemap.live/en#11/49.0263881/38.0072021
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84190
https://t.me/voenkorKotenok/74963
https://t.me/notes_veterans/29811
https://t.me/rybar/82966
https://t.me/ab3army/7468 https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/2099767585428398149?s=20
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This is a big week in Washington D.C. as the House looks to pass the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026. So to unpack what’s going on here we’re joined today by Mykola Murskyj.
Mykola is the Director of Advocacy at Razom for Ukraine and is going door to door right now in the House explaining to our Representatives what this bill is and isn’t.
Links:
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5334?s=1&r=2&hl=hr5334
https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-happens-if-congress-codifies-russia-sanctions
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Polish jets were scrambled yesterday as Russia struck right along the border between Ukraine and NATO. I mean less than 1km from NATO territory leading the Ukrainian Foreign Minister to warn: “This is Putin’s terror “knocking” directly on the doors of the EU and NATO. Russian barbarians are at your gate”
Sources:
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/09/11/8052995/
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russian-air-defence-stocks-significantly-depleted/
https://tvpworld.com/95363922/dorohuskyahodyn-volyn-russian-drones-hit-kyivwarsaw-traintruck-near-poland-ukraine-border
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4163489-zelensky-outlines-ukraines-need-for-patriot-missiles-ahead-of-winter.html
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iea-further-cuts-russian-oil-output-forecasts-ukrainian-attacks-2026-09-11/
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Today we’re talking with one of the newest drone units in Ukraine, Foxhound. We’re joined by Ben and Dingo, two foreign volunteers that recently stood up the group that is already conducting combat operations in some of the hottest sectors of the front.
We get into this unique aspect of the Ukrainian military where you can form your own unit. They talk through how that’s done, the challenges faced in doing so and of course, what their new platoon has been up to at the front.
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The Houthis are on a roll in Yemen and the Saudi’s are struggling to stop them. The last 24-48 hours have been wild with the Houthis making their largest territorial gains in years to include the capture of islands in the middle of the Red Sea. Meanwhile, we’ve learned that the US has boots on ground in Saudi Arabia helping assist in their response but has turned down Saudi requests for direct military support.
It’s best to view this as another front of the Iran war. Not only is the now threatened Bab al Mandeb Strait seen as the only maritime workaround to the closure of Hormuz but we’re watching Iran step in to help their ally the Houthis, while the US wavers on helping our ally, Saudi Arabia.
Sources:
https://yemen.liveuamap.com/
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-iran-mokha-mandeb-shipping-saudi-025d052a14d9481258d51009a76d0bd6
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-reach-strategic-island-mouth-vital-shipping-lane-2026-09-11/
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-iran-mokha-mandeb-shipping-saudi-025d052a14d9481258d51009a76d0bd6
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/11/houthis-yemen-saudi-trump-mbs-strikes
https://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabias-east-west-oil-pipeline-hit-by-houthis-photos-appear-to-show-12430311
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/10/politics/us-military-support-saudi-arabia-houthi-iran-yemen
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25 years ago the United States suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in our history. Fortunately, we haven’t had to relive that horror due in large part to the many people who have dedicated their lives to counterterrorism. So today, we’re talking with two of them from the Soufan Center.
Colin Clarke is the Executive Director and Clara Broekaert a research analyst and together they just edited a new book titled ‘25 YEARS AFTER 9/11: The Future of the Global Jihadi Movement’.
We get into what the counterterrorism community has done right, and wrong over the last 25 years, how jihadi groups are leveraging AI in their new operations and more.
You can find their new book here: https://thesoufancenter.org/25-years-after-9-11-the-future-of-the-global-jihadi-movement/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/07/9-11-failure-of-imagination-new-terrorist-technologies/
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So the Houthis are kind of winning right now in Yemen. Just a few days ago we had regional analysts wondering if the Iranian backed group was on the verge of collapse, but we blink and they’ve just taken some very strategic territory. One local official summed up it by saying, “it’s really bad”. For Yemeni government forces that is, as the Houthis continue to advance.
Sources:
https://yemen.liveuamap.com/
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/the-gulf/artc-it-s-really-bad-fmr-yemeni-official-describes-losing-mocha-to-houthis-calls-for-more-saudi-involvement
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/yemens-iran-backed-houthis-sweep-toward-strategic-bab-al-mandeb-c1786d79?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/world/middleeast/yemens-houthis-seize-strategic-red-sea-port-officials-say.html?searchResultPosition=2
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-iran-war-end-after-us-midterm-elections-threatens-attack-pickaxe-2026-09-10/
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