War & Conflict with Preston Stewart

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It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Russian armored assault so I guess they thought they’d try again. And the results are about as expected. With one Russian commentator saying “the front is ablaze”. We also have even more Wildberries factories burning in Russia and a deadly strike on a Ukrainian defense Expo.
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https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/russian-entrepreneurs-see-stock-go-up-flames-ukraine-targets-wildberries-2026-07-24/
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The war in Iran is very unpopular here in the United States. Like historically unpopular. And I know this is quickly written off as a partisan issue but it’s not, at least not anymore. Even Fox News is showing how few Americans are on board.
Now this isn’t my normal content. I prefer to focus more on the operations and military aspect of war and conflict but with how skewed the support is for this war right now I think ignoring public sentiment would create a blind spot when trying to assess what options the President has at his disposal.
Sources:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/22/poll-maga-souring-iran-war-costs-trump-01006976
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/07/iran-war-trump-hegseth/688016/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-voters-want-major-change-amid-economic-political-discontent
https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/55176-maga-republicans-still-support-iran-war-but-most-americans-say-it-was-wrong-decision-july-10-13-2026-economist-yougov-poll
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It’s not the tech or the manufacturing, both items that we could tackle and scale tomorrow. It’s adaptation. Warfare right now is changing faster than any time in history.
What works today, may not work tomorrow. With how long it takes us to develop and deploy new technologies, it’s likely that what we roll out to our soldiers is best case no longer the ideal solution, worst case, it’s already outdated, bordering on useless.
One company that’s working to resolve this issue of rapid adaptation is Delian. Delian is a European defense company that builds their products in Ukraine based on real time feedback from the front and are showing how this method could be adopted by other countries around the world.
Today we’re joined by Mark Melhorn the Head of Air Systems at Delian to better understand what they’re doing and how it could be a model for more companies to follow.
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The United States has warned Israel that big strikes on Iran are coming soon likely against Pickaxe Mountain a facility where, according to new intelligence, Iran recently moved a significant portion of their nuclear enrichment capability underground. Iran for their part says an operation is ready to go that would result in a day of mourning for the United States.
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https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-u-s-will-bomb-irans-power-plants-bridges-if-tehran-strikes-ships-7db7e165?mod=hp_lead_pos1

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-believes-iran-moved-nuclear-centrifuges-into-pickaxe-mountain-d29d21c0?mod=mhp

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-said-to-update-israel-on-plans-to-intensify-iran-offensive-in-coming-days-bomb-pickaxe-mountain/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/20/us-strikes-unlikely-move-iran-intelligence-reports-say/

https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2079980825672651246?s=20
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One strike and billions of dollars worth of damage. I’m sure that’s just what the Russian economy needs right now. For the second time in four days, Ukraine has targeted Russian Wildberries logistics facilities and in addition to producing some wild footage, it’s a pretty clever way to add pressure to the Putin regime to end the war.
Sources:
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/80805
https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/2079864149241139457?s=20
https://t.me/roy_tv_mk/21200
https://t.me/rybar_in_english/32885
https://t.me/romanov_92/54883
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A Russian politician decided to announce that the roads in his area through the occupied territories was secured by the Russian Armed Forces. It isn't. Ukraine's Middle Strike campaign continues to cause significant disruptions not just to live in Crimea, but to the resupply of troops at the front.
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https://t.me/officer_on_the_front2/15386
https://t.me/rybar_in_english/32848
https://t.me/dva_majors/96374
https://t.me/usf_army/2221
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The United States is ramping up combat operations in Iran but things might look a little different this time. A US official just stated, “We do not have enough (air defense and long range munitions) to safely sustain operations” Additionally, Yemen based Houthis have now joined the conflict. Earlier today they announced a blockade of Saudi Arabia, effective immediately. And last night, the Iranian backed Shiite militias across Iraq and Syria warned that they will begin targeting US bases in the region if American strikes in Iran continue.
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So once again the skies of Moscow have turned black as Ukrainian drones struck home. What you’re seeing here is a Wildberries logistics center going up in flames leading one Russian analyst to say, “Given Russia's difficult economic situation right now, the consequences will be significant.”
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https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/comment/another-tu-95-hit-after-operation-spiderweb-1784302137.html
https://t.me/kpszsu/69144
https://t.me/skala425/931
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Iranian missiles have struck a US base in Jordan for at least the second time this week amid reports of multiple US casualties. As of now, we have no reports from US Central Command or the Pentagon. I wouldn’t read much into that. Based on FIRMS data, it appears the firefighting effort may still be ongoing so any casualty notifications would be premature before the situation there is under control. This comes as strikes intensify between the US and Iran as the war appears to be back in full swing.
Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-attacks-persian-gulf/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/18/trump-iran-strikes-bridge-bandar-abbas/?ICID=continue_without_subscribing_reg_first
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-renews-attacks-gulf-states-after-another-night-us-strikes-2026-07-18/
https://x.com/prestonstew_/status/2078490183473738082?s=20
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Russia is facing a manpower issue as Ukraine continues to take more soldiers off the battlefield than they are bringing in through recruiting. Two military bloggers are referring to this as a "meat grinder" and "a conveyor belt of losses". The unique aspect here is that Russia has the ability to backfill this but it will likely require mobilization, something that seems increasingly likely in the coming months.
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https://www.csis.org/analysis/russian-blood-and-treasure-ballooning-costs-putins-war
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