{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66ee295c5eb59bbcaeb51e6d/685983b7442b83938b51df58?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Larry C. Johnson: U.S. Attacks Iran And Triggers MASSIVE RESPONSE!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66ee295c5eb59bbcaeb51e6d/1750696492610-4b00b48a-07c7-4c12-b8bd-6e33c4e0e638.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Nima Rostami Alkhorshid:</strong></p><ol><li>What is your assessment of the recent American attack on Iran’s nuclear sites?</li><li>How do you view the relationship and communication between Iran, Russia, and China following the attacks?</li><li>Do you think the U.S. and Israel are managing escalation effectively in their attacks on Iran?</li><li>What is your take on the possibility of Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz?</li><li>How do you see the impact of the ongoing conflict on Israeli society and its policymakers?</li></ol><p><br></p><p><strong>Larry C. Johnson:</strong></p><ol><li>The U.S. claims of destroying Iran's nuclear sites are exaggerated; overhead imagery shows minimal damage, and Iran likely had advanced warning.</li><li>Iran may now seek Russian and Chinese help for air defense systems like S-400s, after previously refusing them, to counter Israeli and U.S. missile threats.</li><li>Israel is struggling with missile defense and economic sustainability under Iranian strikes; attrition will build political pressure to end the war.</li><li>Blocking Hormuz is unlikely due to Iran’s reliance on trade with Asian countries, though selective targeting of European-bound ships is possible.</li><li>The war is causing growing suffering in Israel, which could lead to internal political shifts and potentially remove Netanyahu from power.</li></ol>","author_name":"Nima Rostami Alkhorshid"}