Larry Johnson & Col. Wilkerson: Fighter Jet SHOT DOWN — Iran War SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL

US intelligence agencies, including the CIA and DIA, severely misjudged Iran's military capabilities, particularly its ballistic missile inventory (estimating 3,000, which Iran expended in two weeks) and air defense systems. This led to a false narrative of Iran's defeat, directly contributing to US aircraft being shot down.

The early reports we had showed that they really had no idea what they were talking about because the analysis was that Iran had only like 3,000 missiles. Well, they burned through all that in about two weeks and have kept firing ever since. It does appear that it can shoot down, detect and shoot down F-35s, F-15s, F-16s, KC135 tankers.

Trump's "impolitic comments" about Saudi Arabia's MBS, specifically claiming MBS "kissed his ass," have fundamentally altered the US-Saudi relationship. Saudi Arabia is now forging new alliances (e.g., with Ukraine's Zelensky, Pakistan, Syria) and re-evaluating major projects like the pipeline through Israel, signaling a broader regional shift away from US influence.

Trump's very impolitic comments about NBS... Well, we have a whole new relationship now developed in the region, a relationship between Zalinsky... and NBS. MBS has said nothing back in derisive nature. But that changed, I think, the entire nature of our relationship with the principal power in Southwest Asia other than Iran.

The Pentagon, under Pete Haxet, is reportedly undergoing a "politicization" process, exemplified by the firing of commanders (including women and black officers) and changes to the chaplain corps. This is framed as an attempt to create a "praetorian guard" loyal to a specific political agenda, rather than a military serving the nation.

He was absolutely incensed over Excess dipping into the brigadier general's list and removing the two women I think and two black officers and he was so incensed over it that he let him go. What we're seeing here is I'll call it the politicization of the military, turning the military into a praetorian guard as opposed to the legionnaires.

Analysis of C17 flight data reveals a significant deployment of approximately 7,500 US special operations forces (including elements of the 82nd Airborne, Ranger Regiments, and Delta Force). This indicates a high probability of an imminent ground assault in Iran, possibly targeting nuclear facilities like Bushehr, despite the logistical complexities and risks.

There have been a total of 74 flights. Each C17 can carry 102 paratroopers... potential deployment of around 7,500 soldiers. I think they're going to do something crazy. You don't deploy those folks overseas just for show.

Iran, in cooperation with Oman, is moving to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz, potentially charging fees for passage and accepting payments in yuan instead of dollars. This move, combined with Iran's ability to disrupt shipping, could lead to a global depression and fundamentally restructure the international financial system by undermining the petrodollar.

They're negotiating with Oman about, hey, let's work together on this. Let's agree upon the fees that we're going to charge per ship to pass through the Persian Gulf. A French tanker and a Japanese tanker have gone through as well, and that means the French and the Japanese they're paying Chinese and yuan, they're not paying in dollars.