War Desk
War Desk is an AI-native investigative series built to track the real risk of global war. With thousands of military reports, declassified government testimony, intelligence assessments, and verified conflict data now publicly available, the volume of information exceeds what any traditional newsroom can process. AI can.
This series leverages artificial intelligence at every layer of production. From custom-built architecture that ingests and cross-references thousands of primary source documents, to AI-generated audio that delivers findings in a consistent, accessible format, War Desk represents a new model for geopolitical journalism. What would take a team of defense analysts months to compile, AI can process in days, surfacing patterns, contradictions, and connections across theaters that would otherwise remain buried across separate headlines.
Each episode draws directly from primary sources: Department of Defense force posture statements, IAEA safeguards reports, Congressional testimony, think tank assessments from CSIS, RAND, and ISW, declassified intelligence estimates, and verified conflict databases. The AI architecture identifies relevant findings, cross-references claims across sources, and synthesizes them into episodes that make this information accessible to the public.
The series covers the five active flashpoints that could escalate to major war: the U.S.-Iran confrontation, the Russia-Ukraine war, the Taiwan Strait, the Korean Peninsula, and the global alliance structures that connect them. It examines the military deployments, the nuclear timelines, the economic consequences, and the decisions being made by specific people in specific rooms.
This is not sensationalized content. It is not political commentary. It is documented fact, processed at scale, and presented with journalistic rigor. The goal is simple: give the public the same quality of threat assessment that governments produce internally.
War Desk is politically neutral by design. Every side's claims are sourced and attributed. Adversarial media is labeled. No spin. No speculation. Every source for every episode is published at wardesk.fm so listeners can verify every claim themselves.
New episodes release daily, with AI enabling rapid analysis and production that keeps pace with a fast-moving geopolitical landscape. Journalistic standards guide the output. Every claim is tied to specific documents. The series clearly distinguishes between verified facts, official claims, and unresolved contradictions.
This is documented fact, processed at scale, presented for the public.
Episodes
167 episodes
Day 14: Russia Gave Iran Locations of Every US Warship
On March 12, 2026, a KC-135R refueling aircraft, serial 63-8017, went down near Turaibil along the Iraqi-Jordanian border, killing all six crew members. CENTCOM said it was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. The Islamic Resistance of I...
Day 15: Kharg Island Bombed — Oil Infrastructure Spared
On March 13, 2026, U.S. forces bombed over 90 military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, the heart of Iran's oil export infrastructure, but deliberately spared the oil terminals to avoid sparking a global energy crisis. The same day, a KC-135 tan...
Day 16 Recap: Strait of Hormuz Closed, 6 US Airmen Killed, Oil at $100+
Day 16 recap focused only on developments from March 14, 2026. This episode is built from 13 OpenClaw-curated sources from that day, with supplemental sources added only when coverage gaps require it.Sources for this episode are availabl...
Day 17: Iran's Drones Now Carry Heat Seeking Missiles
President Trump announced Energy Secretary Chris Wright is weighing options to strike Iran's critical Kharag Island oil infrastructure, a move that starkly contradicts Wright's public projection of a "weeks long" conflict.This comes as k...
Day 18: UAE Shot Down 1,627 Drones in Two Weeks
On Day 17, Iran launched a highly synchronized multi-front offensive, striking a UAE oil field in Fujairah and firing ballistic missiles toward Israel, prompting Israeli retaliatory attacks on Tehran and Beirut.White House Chief Economic...
Ray Dalio: The Strait of Hormuz Will Break the Dollar
As of March 17, 2026, Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz had left more than 150 ships waiting outside the chokepoint, followed at least 21 merchant ship attacks since March 1, and helped push Brent crude as high as $126 per barrel.T...
Zero US Carriers in the Pacific as China Eyes Taiwan
On March 13, 2026, Taiwan reported 26 Chinese warplanes and 7 Chinese navy ships operating around the island, the largest PLA presence in weeks, on the same day Washington expanded its Middle East military commitment.This episode tests w...
Day 19: One Strike Killed 300 Iranian Commanders
CNBC economists warn the K-shaped economy worsens as Brent crude oil surges past $102 per barrel and diesel tops $5 per gallon, acting as a regressive tax on American consumers. Simultaneously, IDF executed targeted strikes deep inside Tehran, ...
Pakistan Bombed a Kabul Hospital With 3,000 Inside
Episode 87 investigates the March 16-17, 2026 Pakistani airstrike on Kabul's Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, which the Taliban claims killed 400 people.We forensically reconstruct how Pakistan's Atal al Thar claims precision strikes o...
Day 20: Oil Hits $150 After Israel Strikes South Pars
On Day 20, two Canadian cargo ships were trapped inside a new Hormuz toll gate, while the fallout from Joseph Kent's resignation exposed how the war was widening both at the chokepoint and inside Washington.War Desk reconstructs the sequ...
Day 21: Iran Hit an F-35 for the First Time
The US military deployed 5,000-pound GBU-72 penetrator weapons against Iranian underground coastal defense missile facilities, marking a "profound structural escalation" according to Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Kane.Simultaneously,...
Day 22: Iran's Missiles Flew Double Their Known Range
On Day 22, President Trump mulls a risky Kharg Island takeover to force Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, stating, "I may have a plan, I may not." Despite an ongoing air campaign, the administration faces immense pressure to break the blockade...
Day 23: 48 Hour Ultimatum With Zero US Minesweepers
On March 22, 2026, President Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum threatening to obliterate Iran's power plants unless the Strait of Hormuz was fully reopened. Iran's Khatam Al-Anbiya command responded by threatening all energy and desalination inf...
Day 24: Both Sides Deny the Bombing Pause Is Real
On Day 24, President Donald Trump announced a five-day pause on military strikes against Iranian power plants, claiming "productive conversations" had occurred. This statement instantly caused global oil markets to drop 10%, yet Iranian state m...
Day 25: Missiles Near a Nuclear Reactor as Strikes Pause
On Day 25, President Donald Trump announced a pause in military strikes against Iran, a stark contrast to the 48-hour ultimatum issued just prior.However, the operational reality on March 23, 2026, shows a severe escalation, including Ir...
Day 26: Iranian Warhead Hits Building Near Tel Aviv
On Day 26, a 220-pound Iranian warhead struck a residential building in B'nai Brak, injuring 6-9 people, directly contradicting US President Donald Trump's claims of diplomatic de-escalation.The IDF responded with over 50 retaliatory str...
US Army Now Enlisting 42 Year Olds With Weed Records
The US Army's AR 601 210 update raises the maximum enlistment age to 42 for non-prior service applicants and decentralizes major misconduct waiver authority, with a published regulation date of March 20, 2026 and an effective date of April 20, ...
Day 27: Iran Demands War Reparations, Rejects Deal
On Day 27, the United States transmitted a formal 15-point ceasefire proposal to Tehran via Pakistani Army Commander Aseem Munir. This proposal, bypassing traditional intermediaries, demanded Iran dismantle its nuclear program and cease support...
ECB Triggers Recession to Survive the Hormuz Oil Shock
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, 2026, halted 20% of global daily oil supply, sending Brent crude to $126 a barrel.ECB President Christine Lagarde then dramatically reversed course on March 25, signaling unpr...
Day 28: 10 Day Bombing Pause With No Deal in Sight
US President Donald Trump announces a 10-day pause in energy plant destruction, but primary documents and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi confirm negotiations have stalled.Washington's 15-point proposal demanding dismantling of Ira...
Day 29: Israel strikes Iran nuclear sites; Iran hits Prince Sultan, 10 US wounde
On Day 29, Israel executed strikes deep inside Iranian territory, targeting the Arak heavy water plant and Artakan yellowcake production plant to sever nuclear pathways. IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Saebmachid Mousavi vowed retaliation would ...
Day 30: IRGC threatens universities; Israel claims nuclear program damage
On Day 30, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) publicly threatened American and Israeli affiliated universities, a move analyzed as psychological and asymmetric economic warfare that shatters established conflict paradigms.Me...
Day 31: Houthis strike Israel; Gulf states face multi-front assault
On March 28, 2026, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles at Israel, forcing the IDF to intercept and opening a new southern vector in the conflict.This escalation followed the arrival of the USS Tripoli carrying 3,50...
