Israel “don’t want the knowledge out there” about Iran’s penetration of the Iron Dome – ex-CIA analyst

Israel “don’t want the knowledge out there” about Iran’s penetration of the Iron Dome – ex-CIA analyst Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson spoke with Sputnik Tuesday about Iran’s retaliatory strike on Israel, claiming the US ally is attempting to obfuscate its weakness against Russian-provided Iranian military technology. “I’ve seen the videos and you can see the missiles continue to rain down and hit targets. Israel is imposing a news blackout,” said Johnson. “They don’t want the knowledge out there about what happened. But Iran made sure that it was not going to hit and run the risk of killing hundreds or thousands of Israeli civilians. They were not going to act like the Israelis… [but] the Iron Dome proved to be a bust.” The analyst claimed Iran was forced to strike Israel after false assurances from the United States that Israel would cease attacks on its neighbors after its killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah last week. He... Source: Sputnik International