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War & Conflict with Preston Stewart
Hosted by Preston Stewart · EN
Glad you're here! I'm Preston, and I break down war, conflict, and geopolitics to make it easier for people to understand. I'm a former U.S. Army officer and West Point graduate with a degree in International Relations, and I've served as an officer in the 101st Airborne Division, the Texas National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserve in Tennessee. Hope this podcast helps make sense of things going on in the world!
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Leaked Terms Hint at Major US Concessions to Iran
Jun 1600:13:33Tap to summarizeA new leak purports to show the text of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding and it's not great. From this document, which US officials have not yet commented on, it appears that Iran's negotiating position has increased while ours decreased throughout the war. In comparing terms before the beginning of hostilities to this document, there a number of areas where Iran gets relief but significant US demands are left unaddressed. I'd like to stress again that US officials have not confirmed or denied this leak and as of recording the official stance is that the terms may be released at a later date.Sources:https://x.com/JoshBlockDC/status/2066684305724592333?s=20https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-february-26-2026/#:~:text=US%20officials%20told%20the%20Wall%20Street%20Journal%20that%20Iran's%20proposal,York%20Times%20on%20February%2026https://punchbowl.news/wpcontent/uploads/MOU_with_Iran_Messaging_Highlights__The_White_House__June_15_2026.pdfStore: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Russian Forces Have Entered Kostyantynivka
Jun 1500:17:51Tap to summarizeLearn more about our truck campaign here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensive Or you can pick up a Car4Ukraine shirt where 100% of profits go back to their organization: https://prestonstew.shop/collections/car4ukraine There’s a town in eastern Ukraine at risk of falling to Russian forces in the next few weeks, with a local Ukrainian commander saying, "It is quite possible to lose Kostyantynivka by the end of the summer. The enemy is pressing very hard." This is shaping up to be a key fight in summer 2026 with recent reports from Ukraine and Russia that the city is becoming a key component of Russian offensive operations. Sources:https://hromadske.ua/viyna/265664-chy-vstoyit-kostiantynivka-do-kintsia-litahttps://t.me/mod_russia_en/27529 Store: https://prestonstew.shop/ Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/ Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPod Contact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Russian Reporter Worries "Our Air Defense is Weak, There's Not Enough"
Jun 1400:14:25Tap to summarizeLearn more about our truck fundraiser here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensiveBuy a Car4Ukraine shirt and 100% of the profits go to their organization! https://prestonstew.shop/en-eur/collections/car4ukraineLooks like Russia is in denial about the ongoing Ukrainian middle and deep strikes. We're seeing clear evidence of the impact of fuel shortages and stretched air defense, which some in Russia are taking seriously, but others are opting to brush aside as an information operation. This is the race between Ukrainian drone volume and Russian air defense coverage. In the coming weeks we'll see which side is able to adapt and win this race. Merch Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Another Week Another Crisis Still No Breakthrough
Jun 1300:31:42Tap to summarizeIn the past few days the US has carried out strikes inside of Iran. Iran launched missiles and drones at targets across the Middle East. President Trump threatened to invade Kharg Island and now we’re finally on the verge of a peace deal. Or so we’re told, but let’s be honest, we’ve heard that once or 37 times before.The fact is, this war is messy and becoming more complicated by the day, but it’s far from resolved. To to help us understand where things sit, we’re joined today by Janatan Sayeh.Jon is the Iran research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies focused on Iranian domestic affairs and the Islamic Republic’s malign influence. Prior to joining FDD, he supported Iranian activists through State Department grant programs.https://www.fdd.org/team/janatan-sayeh/https://x.com/JanatanSayehStore: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"It's Getting Worse" - Russian Reporters Warn of Crimea Siege
Jun 1200:17:42Tap to summarizeLearn about our truck fundraiser here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensiveMerch store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Ukraine is cutting off Crimea. This is part of a deliberate strategy that Russia can see playing out, but so far has been unable to stop. Today we’re going to look at exactly how the isolation of Crimea is happening with Ukraine shutting down the routes to the peninsula via air, land and sea.Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What Ukraine Sees on the Most Violent Part of the Front
Jun 1100:25:58Tap to summarizePokrovsk remains one of the hottest sectors across the front in Ukraine. This is an area of focus for the Russian military for well over a year now and while they are slowly advancing, it’s coming at a shocking cost of men and equipment.To better understand the situation in that direction, we’re joined today by COL Volodymyr Polevyi, the head of communications for the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. That’s the unit responsible for holding this area of the front.Follow 7th Corps here:https://x.com/7corpsDSHVhttps://7k.mil.gov.ua/https://www.instagram.com/7corpsdshv/https://www.facebook.com/7CorpsDSHVhttps://t.me/corps7DSHVhttps://www.tiktok.com/@7corpsdshvhttps://www.youtube.com/@7corpsdshvLearn about our ongoing truck fundraiser here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensiveMerch Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ukraine Just Unleashed Their NEW Flamingo Missile
Jun 1000:13:30Tap to summarizeGet your Car4Ukraine shirt here: https://prestonstew.shop/en-eur/collections/car4ukraineSo overnight a flamingo visited Russia. Not the pink bird kind but the missile kind. It’s the FP-5, Ukraine’s new domestically manufactured cruise missile. The fact that it made it to a target 1,000km away led some in Russia to ask, if we can’t stop this thing, what chance do we stand against NATO?Sources:https://t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official/19444https://t.me/bomber_fighter/25528https://t.me/roy_tv_mk/20620https://t.me/milinfolive/173982https://t.me/dva_majors/94334Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Russia's Supply Lines Are Quietly Failing
Jun 900:21:10Tap to summarizeTruck Fundraiser: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensiveMerch Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/I don’t think people fully understand how big of a problem Russia is facing right now. It's been a while since I’ve seen this many Russian commentators and analysts worried about the same issue: logistics. They’re not getting to the front. As one milblogger put it, “The situation is worsening every week” While others complained that now is the time to actually start the real war and even questioning whether Putin actually understands the situation at the front. Because surely if he did, these problems would be resolved. But they’re not, and the path to isolating Crimea and the southern occupied territories is becoming clear. Logistics are boring, I get it. But if you can’t secure your supply lines, you can’t hold terrain. Which means this ‘little problem’ Russia is dealing with, actually threatens the entire war effort.Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Iran's Wartime Strategy: Survive and Entrench
Jun 900:31:39Tap to summarizeA deal has been right around the corner for about two months while the entire region remains on edge. This weekend, we even saw a resumption of military strikes between Israel and Iran, making it seem like a return to war might happen before an actual peace deal.To better understand this situation, we’re joined today by Jonathan Hackett. Jonathan is a retired U.S. Marine interrogator, counterintelligence agent, and special operations intelligence officer and he recently authored a book titled “Iran’s Shadow Weapons” where he dives into how the Iranian regime is driven by a mixture of paranoid, greed and cold rationality.Find Jonathan's newest book here: https://www.amazon.com/Irans-Shadow-Weapons-Intelligence-Unconventional/dp/1476696934/Follow Jonathan here: https://jonathanwhackett.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett/Merch Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Even For Russia, This Isn't Sustainable
Jun 800:18:40Tap to summarizeTruck fundraiser: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensive Merch Store - 100% of profits from Car4Ukraine designs go to support their org: https://prestonstew.shop/ Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/ So Ukraine has now visually confirmed more than 100,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded by the Unmanned Systems Forces over the past year. That’s wild but even crazier is that Ukraine is on track to triple that over the next 12 months. And if that comes to fruition it’s hard to see Russia continuing. I mean they have a lot of manpower but 300k+ losses a year is a tough pill to swallow for any country, but that’s where we are right now. SBS video 100k: https://x.com/414magyarbirds/status/2062937571429429735/video/1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/ Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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