@not_a_charmEight days before Israel votes, reports surface of Israeli and US jets sweeping southern Iraq and Jordan, prompting Iran to reportedly raise alert levels. The Iranian air force allegedly scrambled patrols along the Iraqi border, Axios citing the secretary of war who visited Israel to meet with Netanyahu. Meanwhile US embassies in the region issued warnings exceeding standard cautionary advice. Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson stated that indicators suggest a specific direction for events, though he noted Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure have not caused Ukraine's collapse despite months of attacks. "They couldn't match that in 40 days. And in those 40 days they were starting to go, oh, we're getting low on Tomahawks." Johnson claimed Iran is three times larger than Ukraine. He interpreted Saudi Arabia's silence regarding Houthi strikes as evidence of depleted interceptor capabilities. His prediction is an Israeli strike would alter a government other than Tehran's due to anticipated damage, suggesting Israel would sustain more damage than it could inflict on Iran or Washington.

@not_a_charmEight days before Israel votes, reports surface of Israeli and US jets sweeping southern Iraq and Jordan, prompting Iran to reportedly raise alert levels. The Iranian air force allegedly scrambled patrols along the Iraqi border, Axios citing the secretary of war who visited Israel to meet with Netanyahu. Meanwhile US embassies in the region issued warnings exceeding standard cautionary advice. Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson stated that indicators suggest a specific direction for events, though he noted Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure have not caused Ukraine's collapse despite months of attacks. "They couldn't match that in 40 days. And in those 40 days they were starting to go, oh, we're getting low on Tomahawks." Johnson claimed Iran is three times larger than Ukraine. He interpreted Saudi Arabia's silence regarding Houthi strikes as evidence of depleted interceptor capabilities. His prediction is an Israeli strike would alter a government other than Tehran's due to anticipated damage, suggesting Israel would sustain more damage than it could inflict on Iran or Washington.