TEHRAN, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) on Sunday approved the establishment of the country's defense council presided over by President Masoud Pezeshkian, the SNSC-affiliated Nour News reported.
The report said the defense council would be responsible for "reviewing in a centralized manner the (country's) defense plans as well as the improvement of the Iranian armed forces' capabilities."
It added that the council comprises the heads of the Iranian government's three branches, namely the executive, judiciary and legislative branches, as well as armed forces' commanders and certain ministries.
In a post on social media platform X on Wednesday, Nour News said, "Following the preparation of the necessary ground and making structural reforms, the likeliness has increased for the implementation of imminent changes at the level of (the country's) certain high-ranking security institutions." Enditem
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