Tehran – Kayhan investigated Iran’s success in the 12-day war launched by the Israeli regime in June.
Israel said it launched a surprising attack with certain military targets, but none were achieved. For many years, Zionist enemies have invested heavily in weapons, ammunition and trained spies, aiming to destabilize Iran through coordinated terrorist operations and incite public anxiety and riots. The ultimate goal was to overthrow the system of control and fragment the country. The 12-day war, known as a clear conflict between justice and attack, has garnered widespread support for Iran from countries seeking freedom around the world. Many people raised the Iranian flag and displayed images of solidarity leadership. This wave of support has disrupted the domination of Western media narratives, exposed misinformation, and allowed for a more broad representation of the Islamic Republic perspective.
Iran: Testing commitment and competence
In the commentary, the Iranian newspaper discussed Pezeshkian’s trip to Islamabad about the official invitation of Pakistan Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif, and the atmosphere after the war has taken the Middle East geopolitical tension to a new and complicated level. Therefore, the need to design and implement a common security model on the eastern border of Iran and Pakistan has more than ever placed itself on officials from both countries. The need for security and information cooperation to ensure border stability and contain a range of threats has never been more obvious. In such an environment, the looming trip from Pezeshkian to Islamabad is not merely a ritual, but a test to measure the level of commitment and capabilities of both countries to enter the operational phase of strategic cooperation, and when properly planned and pursued, it not only serves to enhance border security, but also as a model for sustainable gatherings in the region.
Khorasan: Iran needs to change military doctrine
In the article, Khorasan discussed the need for Iran to define new military doctrines. It said: The 12-day war between Iran and two nuclear militants, namely the US and Israel, was marked when the threat first shifted from theoretical concerns to concrete reality. Naturally, this change should have a major impact on Iran’s understanding of national security and defense strategies. Because the government is trying to maintain survival in an unregular environment. Before the attack, Tehran analyzed the threat in a traditional, controllable, symbolic framework. However, the experience of direct war with two nuclear powers should lead to a change in perception and even a country’s “security identity.” This means that after the attack, Iran needs to redefine its new security identity for itself, with the recognition that resistance alone no longer guarantees national security. Rather, it is probably time for Iran’s security military doctrine to be transformed into something less symmetrical. Iran now must understand that threats can be short-term, serious and existential, and therefore need to redesign its deterrent. Security is not just military, it can be technological, cyber, social, and even psychological. Survival requires the creation of new defense structures.
Arman-e-Melli: US over Iran’s oil sales – China is fighting
In the memo, Arman-e-Melli analyzed China’s willingness to buy oil from Iran despite the US threat. It writes: Despite continuing unilateral US sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Republic, China remains one of the leading buyers of Iran’s crude oil. In recent years, despite Washington’s political and economic pressure, energy relations between Tehran and Beijing have been strengthened, with a significant portion of Iran’s oil exports being sent to China, particularly through informal methods and bypassing the global financial system. During the recent tensions and the outbreak of war between Iran and the Israeli regime, statistics and local analysis show an increase in China’s oil imports from Iran. The US Treasury Secretary threatened China that buying oil from Iran would face more sanctions. But Beijing says it is an independent country where no one can decide what they should or should not. This shows that purchasing Iranian oil is not only economically profitable for the Chinese, but also very strategic and diplomatically important to them.
Sharq: Does the directive cause changes to trimming of the patten?
Amidst the ongoing drought and very low precipitation levels across Iran, the Shaq newspaper warns that without substantial reforms and decisive action, water consumption in the agricultural sector cannot be reduced. The paper writes as follows:
“Every time the government issues an order to implement agricultural reform, it rekinds memories of decades of failure and counterproductive efforts between agricultural experts and stakeholders. These directives look to promise change and improved organizations, recreating the same flaws, obsolete, and repetitive cycles of past.”
A recent order by President Pezeschkian said that implementing the national crop pattern programme cannot resolve the crisis on its own. Without an effective and coordinated executive framework, such initiatives are unlikely to succeed. Ultimately, even the most powerful political will and highest level decisions cannot break a cycle of repetitive obstacles unless supported by robust institutional, business and operational infrastructure.