On The Hour – August 19, 2026 | U.S. Shifts Strategy on Iran as Israel Strikes Deep Inside Syria...

The United States is shifting away from diplomacy toward sustained military and economic pressure on Iran amid tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and US force movements in the region.

Israel carried out a strike deep inside Syria that drew responses from Washington and Ankara, while the IAEA reported several tons of nuclear material at an undeclared Syrian site. The report also covers a US-Israel disagreement over strikes on Hamas operatives in Gaza and the return of Staff Sgt. Yehuda Katz's remains 44 years after the Battle of Sultan Yacoub.