That single sequence tells you everything about who holds the cards.
Larry Johnson's read is that Iran didn't need to fire a single missile at Israel this time.
They shut the strait, and the proverbial economic gun did the rest.
The US finally told Bibi to stop, with real leverage behind it: pull out the air defense systems.
Two-thirds of the interceptors protecting Israel were American-fired anyway
But this is a ceasefire, not peace. Israel still intends to finish taking that hill above Nabatieh inside its "security zone," and Iran warned this is only the FIRST step
Here's the twist that stuck with me.
Trump is now backchanneling with Netanyahu's opposition, but Larry thinks ousting Bibi could backfire.
Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, and the hardliners are even more extreme, with no filter, and would pour MORE fuel on the US-Israel rupture, not less.
As a matter of fact, one of them just told Piers Morgan he'd be Iran's "worst nightmare".
@NewSonof
