Largest Deployment in Decades Suggests War is Near

This escalated quicklyToday we're looking at the increasing possibility of US military action in Iran. The military buildup in the Middle East, that's still ongoing now, is unlike anything we've seen in decades. Meanwhile, negotiations have stalled and Israeli officials are suggesting something may kick off in the coming days. For a wide look at what's coming, we look today into a number of sources that discuss the rationale for war, what might be holding the US back and risks of regional escalation.Sourceshttps://www.axios.com/2026/02/18/iran-war-trump-military-strikes-nuclear-talkshttps://www.timesofisrael.com/us-iran-war-could-be-imminent-and-take-weeks-sources-warn-after-latest-nuclear-talks/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/six-reasons-why-trump-should-choose-the-military-option-in-iran/https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/how-us-iran-clash-could-spiral-out-of-controlhttps://studies.aljazeera.net/en/analyses/why-trump-hesitates-go-war-iranhttps://x.com/ianellisjones?s=21&t=IyGaFTP_GALOKOnvKI35jQPatreon:  https://www.patreon.com/c/prestonstewTwitter:   https://x.com/prestonstew_TikTok:   https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram:   https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/PrestonStewartUnclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421d&nd=1&dlsi=417702a2c0914864Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclassified-with-preston-stewart-and-ben-wheeler/id1781679521YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSuyLEHMTO-oDHObnCeYwnQContact: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices