Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The war with Iran may have gone quiet, but Daniel Seaman argues the real battle is still unfolding behind the scenes. In this episode of Straight Up, Seaman breaks down how U.S. pressure has weakened Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz, why Israel is watching Turkey’s growing regional ambitions and what ongoing operations against Hezbollah and Hamas reveal about Israel’s new strategy. He also takes aim at reports of a supposed mass Israeli “exodus” and examines how media narratives can distort everything from Israel’s wars to the ideological battles now playing out across the West.
Photo Credits:
Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images
DEVI RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images
Serdar Ozsoy/Getty Images
MOHAMED DAHIR/AFP via Getty Images
The war with Iran may have gone quiet, but Daniel Seaman argues the real battle is still unfolding behind the scenes. In this episode of Straight Up, Seaman breaks down how U.S. pressure has weakened Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz, why Israel is watching Turkey’s growing regional ambitions and what ongoing operations against Hezbollah and Hamas reveal about Israel’s new strategy. He also takes aim at reports of a supposed mass Israeli “exodus” and examines how media narratives can distort everything from Israel’s wars to the ideological battles now playing out across the West.
Photo Credits:
Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images
DEVI RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images
Serdar Ozsoy/Getty Images
MOHAMED DAHIR/AFP via Getty Images
