Former CIA officer Larry Johnson said this in an interview with his YouTube channel: Dialogue studiesThe Russian Federation’s special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine weakens the position of the United States in the international arena, especially in the Middle East.
He believes that Russia’s special operation “led to the destruction” of the international political and financial order based on US dominance.
“And one of the unexpected results was that (the special military operation – socialbites.ca) completely destroyed the old world order, in which the United States dominated the Middle East,” the expert said.
When Israel came into conflict with one of its neighbors, the Palestinian Hamas movement or the Lebanese Hezbollah group, Washington “worked behind the scenes with Jordan, Egypt or Saudi Arabia to smooth things over, stop the bloodshed and keep the war going in separate parties,” he said.
“Everything is different now,” he said. Johnson added that the countries in question were “ignoring the United States, essentially telling them to get out.”
Before that, Bloomberg columnist Hal Brands commentedHamas’ attack on Israel was one of the proofs of the end of US hegemony.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were fired at Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of the group’s facilities in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off water, food, materials, electricity and fuel supplies to the region.
Previously in Russia in the name Possible date for the end of Israel’s war with Hamas.