Mehdi Mahdawi-Azad criticized the words of the senior officials of the Islamic Republic about the "apocalyptic war" in the Hamandez program and said that the government involved the people of Iran in a war of attrition without defining a clear goal and interests. As poverty spread and the provision of the basic needs of life became difficult for a large part of society. Mehdawi-Azad added that the war has become part of the Islamic Republic's behavioral character and even reaching an agreement will not necessarily lead to the end of this government's confrontational policy. He warned that continuing down this path would trap Iran in a cycle of permanent war and destruction.

Mehdi Mahdawi-Azad criticized the words of the senior officials of the Islamic Republic about the "apocalyptic war" in the Hamandez program and said that the government involved the people of Iran in a war of attrition without defining a clear goal and interests. As poverty spread and the provision of the basic needs of life became difficult for a large part of society. Mehdawi-Azad added that the war has become part of the Islamic Republic's behavioral character and even reaching an agreement will not necessarily lead to the end of this government's confrontational policy. He warned that continuing down this path would trap Iran in a cycle of permanent war and destruction.