Former CIA official Larry Johnson stated that Israel’s attack on Iran was conducted with the full knowledge and participation of the US, dismissing Washington’s claims of ignorance as “nonsense.” Johnson added that reports suggesting Israel had achieved a major success were not reflective of reality.<\/p>\n
Speaking at an online panel organized by the Schiller Institute titled We Must Reject the Path to Nuclear War<\/em>, Johnson noted that reports claiming Iran’s air defense systems had failed and that Israel had secured a major victory were inaccurate.<\/p>\n Johnson compared the situation to Ukraine’s attacks on Russia, where initial reports suggested significant damage, only for it to be later understood that the impact was limited. “So it wasn’t as bad as it initially appeared,” he remarked.<\/p>\n