War & Conflict with Preston Stewart

The United States is stuck in Iran with no clear path to accomplish our objectives in this war anytime soon. Despite the bluster coming from the White House, it doesn’t seem Washington wants to escalate the conflict to force Iran’s capitulation. And in five months Iran hasn’t given an inch in regards to their denuclearization, their proxies or missile programs and have now added a term, that they will from here forward, control the Strait of Hormuz. In fact some skeptics are now referring to this war as a strategic US defeat which I think is probably a bit premature, but unfortunately, I can see how they get there.
Sources:
https://www.mako.co.il/news-world/2026_q3/Article-cf1b00b3d11cf91027.htm
https://www.ukmto.org/ukmto-products/warnings/2026
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/world/middleeast/us-iran-war-strategy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Last night Ukraine intercepted 5% of Russian missiles, 33 got through. That’s a real problem and this shortage in missile defense capabilities is arguably, the most significant challenge facing Ukraine today. I mean while Ukrainian stocks of Patriot interceptors have decreased, Russia has increased missile production. They’ve found a weakness and are exploiting it.
Sources:
https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-hammered-by-ballistic-missiles-as-russia-launches-2nd-major-attack-in-48-hours/
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-13-2026/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/31/how-ukraines-f-16s-could-stop-russian-ballistic-missiles/
https://www.csis.org/analysis/renewed-iran-war-would-test-diminished-interceptor-inventories
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Ukraine’s Middle Strike Campaign is burning Russian logistics on a daily basis, but it’s not really affecting frontline operations, at least not yet.
Today we’re joined by Michael Kofman who is just back from a research trip to Ukraine to talk through his observations on the ground. We get into the impact of the Middle Strike campaign, the leadership shuffle at the top of the Ukrainian military, the serious challenges Russia faces this year and more.
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Warfare is changing every single day in Ukraine and that includes combat medicine. So to better understand what casualty care looks like on today’s battlefield, we’re joined by two men truly at the tip of the spear in this regard.
Joe Galie is a former US Army Special Forces Medic who now serves as the chief legal and operating officer for the RT Weatherman Foundation. And Cresh is a Ukrainian combat medic currently serving in their special operations forces.
We get into the unique live tissue training they’re conducting today, how drones are now delivering blood under fire to save lives and more.
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The US is considering a two week strike campaign to turn the tide in Iran which comes amidst new reports showing that we may be reaching a critically low level of missile interceptors.
Sources:
https://www.csis.org/analysis/renewed-iran-war-would-test-diminished-interceptor-inventories
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/29/politics/us-weapons-stockpiles-dwindle-iran-war?cid=ios_app
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/trump-iran-war-widens.html
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/the-u-s-commander-with-a-two-week-plan-to-escalate-strikes-in-iran-0ce32cb2
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/05/26/evaluating-the-damage-to-irans-ballistic-missile-arsenal/
https://x.com/citrinowicz/status/2082702128871555347?s=20
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Today we're looking at a battlefield update focused on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka. Bottom line up front, despite Russian claims of taking the city on July 3rd, it’s still heavily contested with Ukrainian forces scattered throughout. It’s not a good situation for Ukraine and continues to get worse by the day but it’s just not accurate to say that Russian forces hold the city. In fact, based on recent examples like Pokrovsk, we should probably assume this urban setting will be fought over for months still to come.
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https://deepstatemap.live/en#12/48.5337715/37.7057648
https://x.com/clement_molin/status/2081127433969819846?s=20
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4 years ago today, Russia murdered more than 50 Ukrainian POWs. The largest such killing of the entire war to date. In a flurry of disinformation, Russia quickly accused Ukraine of targeting their own men with a HIMARS rocket. A claim that has since been investigated and rejected by the United Nations.
Today we’re talking with two men to better understand what happened here and why it still matters so much today. Nestor Barchuk, Head of international relations on POW issues First Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine. Gennady Kharchenko, a soldier of the 12th Azov Brigade who survived the attack that night and was later returned home in a prisoner exchange.
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"It's A Slaughter" - Russians Run Into Ukrainian Drone Wall
Looks like armored assault are back, for now
Ukraine just stopped a Russian armored assault in Donetsk which milbloggers referred to as a slaughter, a meat assault and human waves. It looks like Russia may have incorporated in a few new tactics to include Starlink jamming and the use of Geran drones for tactical troop support.
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https://x.com/azov_media/status/2080974057856491559?s=20
https://t.me/officer_on_the_front2/15473
https://t.me/roy_tv_mk/21262
https://x.com/clement_molin/status/2081023949329097124?s=20
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-arena-m-aps-fail-in-first-combat-use/
https://x.com/LetsArmUKR/status/2081520762528112665?s=20
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I know we’ve been pretty focused on Ukraine and Iran recently but the cartel civil war in Mexico continues to rage. So to get an update on where things stand down south, we’re joined today by Stefano Rittondale. Stefano is the chief intelligence officer for Artorias and runs the All Source News channel where he focuses on all things cartel related.
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Last week the CIA director said the average life expectancy for a Russian soldier on the battlefield is just 20-30 minutes. Which is crazy but also not true. I mean they don’t last long, especially once they’re pushed out on assault, which one Russian referred to as a one way trip, but even then, 20 minutes is a bit of a stretch.
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https://x.com/emilkastehelmi/status/2078874314221175177?s=20
https://www.blackbirdgroup.fi/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/russia-ukraine-war-putin-escalation-nato-europe/
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