When running ns run ios, error "Cannot use import statement outside a module" occurs

[nevardreik]

Environment
Provide version numbers for the following components (information can be retrieved by running tns info in your project folder or by inspecting the package.json of the project):

• CLI: 7.0.8
• Cross-platform modules: 7.03
• iOS Runtime: 7.0.0

Describe the bug
When I run ns run ios the following error occurs (last output from log trace).

...
Executing after-prepare hook at location /Users/nevardreik/develop/mycompany/mobile/hooks/after-prepare/firebase-copy-google-services.js in-process
Validating after-prepare arguments.
Hook promises to signal completion
Hook completed
Executing after-prepare hook at location /Users/nevardreik/develop/mycompany/mobile/hooks/after-prepare/nativescript-firebase.js in-process
Validating after-prepare arguments.
Hook promises to signal completion
Hook completed
Executing after-prepare hook at location /Users/nevardreik/develop/mycompany/mobile/hooks/after-prepare/nativescript-unit-test-runner.js in-process
Failed during hook execution after-prepare.
Cannot use import statement outside a module
Error while executing action on device C21C896F-D54A-481C-9AA4-DF603F7A3431. The error is Error: Cannot use import statement outside a module
    at Errors.failWithOptions (/Users/nevardreik/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/errors.js:157:27)
    at Errors.fail (/Users/nevardreik/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/errors.js:130:21)
    at HooksService.<anonymous> (/Users/nevardreik/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/services/hooks-service.js:85:30)
    at Generator.throw (<anonymous>)
    at rejected (/Users/nevardreik/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/services/hooks-service.js:6:65)
    at runMicrotasks (<anonymous>)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5) {
  name: 'Exception',
  errorCode: 127,
  suggestCommandHelp: false,
  proxyAuthenticationRequired: false,
  printOnStdout: undefined,
  deviceIdentifier: 'C21C896F-D54A-481C-9AA4-DF603F7A3431'
}
Multiple errors were thrown:
Cannot use import statement outside a module
Cannot use import statement outside a module
Error: Multiple errors were thrown:
Cannot use import statement outside a module
Cannot use import statement outside a module
    at Errors.failWithOptions (/Users/nevardreik/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/errors.js:157:27)
    at Errors.fail (/Users/nevardreik/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/errors.js:130:21)
    at DevicesService.<anonymous> (/Users/nevardreik/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/mobile/mobile-core/devices-service.js:425:30)
    at Generator.throw (<anonymous>)
    at rejected (/Users/nevardreik/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/mobile/mobile-core/devices-service.js:12:65)
    at runMicrotasks (<anonymous>)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)

Expected behavior
I would expect the Xcode build to start after this step.