Mehdi Mahdawi-Azad said in the "Point of View" program that the American "Iron Gates" program was designed to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons, dual-use technologies and embargoed goods through land borders and the Caspian Sea. He said this plan could also disrupt the financing of proxy groups and the rehabilitation of the Islamic Republic's arms industry.
Mehdawi-Azad added that it appears that this program, in cooperation with Iran's neighboring countries, is also aimed at transferring military equipment from Russia and China to the Islamic Republic. He emphasized that "iron gates" may go beyond sanctions measures and be considered an important military step in increasing American pressure on the Islamic Republic.