Iran establishes new National Defence Council amid persistent Israeli threats
Move follows June war and signals Tehran’s shift toward centralized military planning and security overhaul
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran has announced the formation of a National Defence Council to centralize military planning and enhance armed forces capabilities, days after the country’s military leadership warned that threats from Israel remain active.
The decision was approved by the Supreme National Security Council and announced by state media, Fars News Agency.
The new body will be chaired by President Masoud Pezeshkian and will include senior commanders from the armed forces, the heads of Iran’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as key cabinet ministers.
According to the council’s secretariat, the new body is tasked with conducting comprehensive reviews of national defence strategies and streamlining coordination across Iran’s security institutions.
The establishment of the council follows a 12-day war in June between Iran and Israel that resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 people in Iran and 29 in Israel.
The conflict also saw limited U.S. involvement, with American forces launching strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The extent of the damage from these attacks remains unclear.
Iran’s military chief, Amir Hatami, reiterated that Israel continues to pose a significant security threat. “A one percent threat must be treated as a hundred percent threat,” Hatami told the IRNA news agency, urging military preparedness and vigilance.
He emphasized that Iran’s missile and drone forces remain operational and on standby. The heightened security posture follows warnings from both Israeli and U.S. officials.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz last month suggested that Israel could strike Iran again if provoked. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened further military action against Iranian nuclear facilities should Tehran resume uranium enrichment activities.
In response, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned of a “more decisive” reaction if either Israel or the United States launched another attack on Iranian territory.
Tehran continues to assert that its nuclear program is strictly for peaceful purposes. However, the June war disrupted already-tenuous nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.
Talks had been stalled over Iran’s insistence on its right to enrich uranium—a stance Washington labeled a “red line.”
Following the war, Iran suspended its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Nevertheless, Araghchi stated that discussions with the UN nuclear watchdog would resume soon to establish a new “modality of cooperation.”
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