Murad Vaisi, Iran International's senior analyst, said: "After the impasse of Mohammad Bakr Kalif, now it seems that Mohsen Razai's path has reached a dead end for the Islamic Republic as well; two figures who have not been able to find a way out of the current crisis. As the possibility of another war increased, the question became more serious, will a number of commanders and senior officials of the Islamic Republic be targeted again in the possible joint attacks of America and Israel? At the same time, the government's criticism of the performance of the Revolutionary Guard commanders increased and even Khamenei's assessments of the Islamic Republic's military strength were questioned; Criticisms that were rarely heard so openly until recently."