{"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's Wartime Strategy: Survive and Entrench","slug":"iran-s-wartime-strategy-survive-and-entrench","published_at":"2026-06-09T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/war-conflict-with-preston-stewart-7458288/iran-s-wartime-strategy-survive-and-entrench","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/war-conflict-with-preston-stewart-7458288","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/AETTA6370954685.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/AETTA6370954685.mp3","summary":"A 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","meta_description":"A 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 s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1899,"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-s-wartime-strategy-survive-and-entrench/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-s-wartime-strategy-survive-and-entrench.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}