Speaking to local Iranian media on Sunday, Ebrahim Rezai said the proposal was drafted during the 12-day Israeli war of aggression against Iran in June and was subsequently reviewed by a committee with the participation of various state agencies.
He explained that the plan is intended to strengthen the Iranian military’s capabilities in combating crimes and acts of aggression by the Zionist regime.
Under the proposal, the Planning and Budget Organization and the Ministry of Oil should fully allocate the unresolved portion of the 2025 defense budget and the 2024 defense budget, he said.
Planning and budgetary organizations are also obligated to cover the annual allocation of the highest national security council for national defense funding through general budget savings or revenue from oil sales, the MP added.
Rezaei said the Iranian Central Bank must provide up to 2 billion euros from blocked or other foreign currency resources as a zero-in test loan to military general staff for emergency defense projects.
Additionally, in collaboration with the central bank and the Ministry of Economy, the planning and budget organization will be able to use another 2 billion euros to work with the general staff to purchase key defence items from overseas, he said.
To support defence requirements, the planning and budget organizations and the Ministry of Oil are also allowed to allocate $1.5 billion worth of oil to the military, Rezaei said.
The spokesman pointed out that the proposal also hears 30% of revenue from the use of air transport fees to Iran and the Army to strengthen its air defense systems.
“We expect the adoption of this plan to alleviate concerns about strengthening the country’s defensive capabilities and to expect fundamental changes to be made based on military equipment, capabilities and even livelihoods,” Lezai said, adding that the proposal will be reviewed in future open sessions.
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