The newly-appointed secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, says Iran will prioritise strengthening deterrence, resisting the bullying of adversaries and responding “immediately and decisively” to any aggression, according to state-run Press TV.
In his first message following his appointment, he said that the objective was not simply to steer Iran through a difficult period, but to ensure that the country emerged from it “safer, more united, more powerful and with greater capacities for progress and development”.