Khaberni - Larry Johnson, a former analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), said that the American pilot rescue operation, declared by Trump as a great victory, was actually a lie to cover up a failed operation to seize uranium.
Johnson stated that the real objective of the massive American military operation in Iran was not merely "to rescue a missing pilot" as officially announced, but an attempt to seize 400 kilograms of enriched uranium stored in special cylinders.
Johnson described Trump's official narrative as "false and misleading to the public," pointing out that the size of the forces involved (said to have included up to 155 aircraft) was disproportionate for the mission of rescuing a single pilot.
Johnson mentioned that the American forces landed at an abandoned airport in the desert, but the Iranians closed in on them after the operation began, describing the planning as "flawed" and noting that it resulted in the destruction of two large C-130 transport planes, in addition to an attack helicopter.
