It has also served as Iran's strategic tool in the Strait of Hormuz over the past five months," Hamshahri wrote. Alaei, who served as a senior IRGC commander during the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988), commented on the conflicts launched against Iran by the United States and Israel since June 2025. The former IRGC commander also criticized the collapse of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States. He described the agreement as a complete victory for Iran and a defeat for Israel. "Israel wanted to strike Lebanon every day; through this agreement, we stopped Israel's daily attacks on Lebanon.