{"podcast":{"title":"War & Conflict with Preston Stewart","slug":"war-conflict-with-preston-stewart-7458288","podcast_index_feed_id":7458288,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/AETTA6423981509","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/preston-stewart--6716812","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bed751d2-1975-11f1-8d0f-7f39a5393f15/image/6fb2ed73e50a3ee9fd1fd541f61a5117.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Preston Stewart","episode_count":314,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T10:19:07.631156+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/war-conflict-with-preston-stewart-7458288"},"episode":{"title":"Iran Just Tried Mining The Strait of Hormuz","slug":"iran-just-tried-mining-the-strait-of-hormuz","published_at":"2026-05-26T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/war-conflict-with-preston-stewart-7458288/iran-just-tried-mining-the-strait-of-hormuz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/war-conflict-with-preston-stewart-7458288","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/AETTA8084093374.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/AETTA8084093374.mp3","summary":"https://cyberghostvpn.com/PrestonStewartYT to protect your privacy and unlock content with CyberGhost VPN! 🌐 Grab 84% off + 4 months FREE with a 45 day money back guarantee.Hostilities flared up in Iran overnight as the US struck IRGC boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and engaged a surface to air missile targeting US aircraft. Iran for their part, says they shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone and forced an F-35 to flee the area. Claims I’ve not seen verified outside of Iranian statements. US officials stress that this is not a violation of the ceasefire while Iran has vowed retaliation. Let’s get into what we know.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","meta_description":"https://cyberghostvpn.com/PrestonStewartYT to protect your privacy and unlock content with CyberGhost VPN! 🌐 Grab 84% off + 4 months FREE with a 45 day mo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":851,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/war-conflict-with-preston-stewart-7458288/episodes/iran-just-tried-mining-the-strait-of-hormuz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/war-conflict-with-preston-stewart-7458288/iran-just-tried-mining-the-strait-of-hormuz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}