Believe me, this hollow drum has failed!

While Trump's chanting remains the hollow drumbeat of a failed empire on the downslope, some reformist stalwarts, with a version of surrender, want to revive this half-dead body.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, Hassan Rashond wrote in a note in Kayhan newspaper:

The decaying leaders of the White House, whenever they are stuck on the real battlefield and their hands are empty of any tangible achievements, they resort to the old and disgraceful weapon of "bragging" and playing the "false march of victory". The daily statements and rants of the American President in the media and the social network "Truth Social" and the rants of his foreign minister about Iran in Greece and the defense minister of this country are a clear example of this extreme desperation and dishonor. An ear-splitting noise whose mission is to cover up America's humiliating military, security and economic failure. The rulers of Washington are well aware of the geopolitical quagmire they are trapped in, but in order to prevent the psychological collapse of the shaky camp of the West, the remnants of the spirit of the Zionist regime, and the terrified sheikhs of the Persian Gulf, they have no choice but to pretend to be victorious and superior.

In the strategic logic and objective calculations of the field, victory and defeat are not determined by empty Hollywood statements and media rhetoric; The criterion is always "the degree of realization of the announced goals compared to the costs and objective results". A comprehensive evaluation of Iran's confrontation with the rulers of the White House testifies that the war machine of this arrogant government has not only not achieved any of its fundamental goals after nearly 8 months of war, but has been brought to its knees and learned a lesson in the two fronts of the direct battle with the Islamic Republic of Iran and the containment of the Yemeni fighters. There are several reasons for the collapse of America's war policies against Islamic Iran and the resistance front aligned with Iran in the region, especially Yemen:

1- The first sign of America's strategic decline is falling into the "return to war" trap. Today, the American army is not fighting for any new strategic achievements, but it has put all its troops on the line to perhaps return the situation to the situation before the start of its military stupidity!

In a legitimate, decisive and intelligent response to the enemy's attacks, Islamic Iran blocked the world's energy trade artery and blocked the Strait of Hormuz. Souq al-Jishi passage, where the pulse of one-fifth of the world's oil supply beats. The Pentagon's Navy and Centcom Command are now using all their missile power and worn-out ships to reopen a passage that was wide open, safe, and calm before Washington's first missile was fired. Starting a devastating war just to return to zero has no name in the dictionary of military science other than absolute defeat, erosion of dignity and tactical confusion.

2- In June 2025 (Khordad 1404) during the 12-day war, the White House claimed to have closed the country's peaceful authority case by targeting Iran's nuclear facilities; But in February 2026 (Esfand 1404), he resumed the war in much more violent dimensions and fully masked his hostile nature. This time, the obvious goal was "regime change" and the disintegration of Iran's national sovereignty.

The joint terror machine of the Pentagon and the Mossad targeted the supreme leadership of the revolution and the highest levels of command and the pillars of the system with a horrible crime, in the false hope that the country's political and defense will be separated. Trump also called the awakened people of Iran to rebellion and coup d'état with obvious impudence. But what happened? Washington think tank's stupid calculation backfired on their heads. The Islamic system stood firmer than ever, the deep connection between the people of the nation and the armed forces was manifested around the zealous commanders, and the flag of the province was waved authoritatively with the authority and wisdom of the worthy successor of the Martyr Imam Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtabi Hosseini Khamenei. This irreplaceable strength showed that the roots of the Islamic revolution lie in the depth of faith and zeal of the people, and this is how the biggest goal of the contemporary history of America against the Islamic Republic was buried in the seed.

3- The obvious symbol of America's bankruptcy is the defeat of the Twins against Iran and the historical scandal in the confrontation with Yemen's Ansarullah. For many years, Trump and his predecessors took billions of dollars in ransom and weapons supplies from the Saudi regime like a "milking cow" and promised the Sheikhs of Riyadh that on the day of the event, the security umbrella of the Yankees would guarantee the survival and safety of their vital facilities. But during this time that they are supporting the Saudis in the war with the Yemeni fighters, what record have they left behind? The claimed US army not only failed to defend its 14 military bases in the countries of the region against the crushing blows of the Islamic Republic, but it was not even able to save its milking cows from the shooting of Yemeni drones and ballistic missiles!

Barefoot but faithful and steely warriors of Yemen, with an Ashuraic will, grounded and fled the billion-dollar fleets and destroyers of the Western coalition in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab, crushed the Zionist sea supply lines, and practically turned the Patriot systems donated to Saudi Arabia into useless pieces of iron. Saudi Arabia, which had poured all its wealth and prestige into military purchases from the Pentagon, saw that the American umbrella against Yemeni missiles does not even have the characteristics of a quilt with holes! Now, this disgraced duality and complete helplessness in the face of the steadfastness of Iran's life-saving forces and the cowardly escape of Ansarullah's bravery has revealed the absurdity of America's claim of military supremacy in the region.

4- According to the official documents and statistics of the Pentagon and American financial institutions, the bill for Washington's adventure has exceeded 45 billion dollars so far. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has openly revealed that even if the field calms down and the war turns into low-level attrition, the US military's war machine will cost the American people at least $2 billion a month. These figures are proof that the Pentagon is in an endless vortex; A vortex that halting its spending requires a formal admission of defeat.

5- But the biggest dishonor is the emptying of America's strategic weapons tanks. In order to repel the missiles and drones of the fighters of Islam and Ansarullah, the US army has had to use half to two-thirds of its strategic reserves of advanced interceptor missiles (such as the Patriot family, THAAD systems and expensive standard missiles). Western military institutions admit that replacing this heavy volume of missiles will take more than five years and hundreds of billions of dollars in new funding. America practically burned its strategic arsenals in cheap and numerous missile traps of the resistance front and left the airspace of its bases all over the world, from East Asia to the Persian Gulf, defenseless and vulnerable.

6- Now with the increase in the price of fuel, especially gasoline and diesel, the splinters of fire ignited by Trump have directly hit the livelihoods and pockets of American citizens. With the continuation of the crisis and the closure of the waterways, the average price of oil rose by 40% to close to $107 per barrel. "Mark Zandi", the chief economist of the American Institute "Moody's Analytics", stated that the cost of this war for every American household (from the channel of commodity inflation, fuel price and interest rate increase) has exceeded the mark of 1200 dollars.

American people have paid more than 130 billion dollars for gasoline and diesel. The jump in the price of diesel has disrupted the distribution chain, agriculture and food items, and families who depend on fuel oil in the cold seasons of the year have faced a staggering price increase of up to 50%. Trump is under so much pressure due to the high price of fuel that, despite the war in Ukraine, he is ready to withdraw his support from poor Zelensky and join Putin's lap, and with the contract to purchase 5 million tons of diesel fuel, he may be able to reduce some of the protests of his citizens, but he knows very well that his country's monthly diesel consumption is 53 to 57 million tons, and the 5 million tons diesel contract with Russia will meet the country's needs for a maximum of 11 days.

7- The shards of this crazy adventure have plunged the supporters and proxy bases of America into astonishment and despair. The rulers who thought they would be safe by relying on Washington and American bases in their country, are now dealing with a crumbling economy and an insecure sky.

Shipping insurance rates have become spacey and have dealt a fatal blow to the glamorous tourism industry; The drop in Dubai hotel bookings from 85% in February (March 1404) to less than 23% in March (April 1405) is a clear testimony to the investors' fear of the consequences of this war. These countries are forced to spend billions of dollars on their emergency plans to reduce their dependence on dangerous waterways; Unaware of the fact that security cannot be bought and the Americans' protection of them was nothing more than an illusion.

8- Vertigo and strategic desperation are evident in the contradictory words of Trump's cabinet. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant claimed just a few days ago that "this is the end of the Iranian regime", but immediately retracted and added: "Of course, the goal is not necessarily the collapse of the regime; We just want Tehran to sit at the negotiating table!" This stammering and distraction of the White House officials is the clearest document of their operational failure. The government that entered the field with the claim of changing the order of the region and erasing the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic, now wishes to open a negotiation channel for a dignified exit from the quagmire it is stuck in and is begging to get out of.

9- The chanting of Trump and his ministers is the sound of a hollow drum of a failed empire on the decline. America wanted to bring Iran to its knees and impose its will on the Strait of Hormuz and restrain the Mujahideen of Ansarullah in the Red Sea. But it failed on all three fronts, it burned its missile reserves, left its compromising allies helpless and brought its economy into crisis, and now, after the humiliating defeat it has had in this 230-day war with Iran, on Monday the delusional American president admits defeat and says: "Maybe we went too far in targeting Iran's leaders and we should have stopped at the first or second level of escalation" or the speaker of the parliament. The American representatives claim: "The war with Iran will end immediately after the elections."

Although it is possible that these confessions and claims have been made with electoral use in the situation that the United States is on the verge of mid-term parliamentary elections, what is quite clear is that Trump and other American officials feel the sound of breaking their bones in this war, and while the sound of the hollow drum of this defeat is echoed by American experts such as "John Mersheimer", "Robert Pipe" and "Tim Anderson", some members of the reformist movement in Inside, they have beaten themselves to death and with the surrender version, they want to revive this half-life body.