The fall of the defense myth in the arena of the Persian Gulf, especially the Strait of Hormuz, reveals, in addition to disproving the myth of America's invincibility, the weakness of governments that rely only on power that is not their people's power, and the inability of the great powers and their broken promises to protect their governments. Mr. Mujtaba Khamenei, may God protect him.

The fall of the defense myth in the arena of the Persian Gulf, especially the Strait of Hormuz, reveals, in addition to disproving the myth of America's invincibility, the weakness of governments that rely only on power that is not their people's power, and the inability of the great powers and their broken promises to protect their governments. Mr. Mujtaba Khamenei, may God protect him.