I can't vouch for the factuality of the Strait of Hormuz dustup, but I have no doubt about what Iran's ruling clerics want: Shari'a and the rule of the caliphate.
This book has the rare and immensely appealing quality of combining factuality and breadth of understanding with the truest instincts of patriotism.
But mostly he feels dumb and dreamy, "a state of suspended recognition, and a response to too much useless and complicated factuality.
Marcus Borg in Salt Lake Tribune The truth of a metaphorical narrative is not dependent on its factuality,Borg says. "It emphasizes what the stories mean, not did they happen."