Why it matters:
increase in the military spending is getting important as the U.S. planes laden with weapons and ammunition are landing in the occupied territories to recharge the israeli arms stores.
The big picture:
Iranian legislators are pushing a bill to significantly increase military spending, aiming to strengthen the Armed Forces for a potential full-scale confrontation with Israel. The move comes in response to last month’s 12-day war, which saw extensive Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military and civilian sites.
Driving the news:
On Sunday, Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy approved the bill’s general outline. Committee spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei said the session included officials from the Defense Ministry, the General Staff, the Army, and the IRGC.
What ’re saying:
ُThe spokesman of Iranian Parliamnet's National Security Ebrahim Rezaei noted that the bill, sponsored by Tehran lawmaker Ali Khezrian, has backing from 120 MPs.
- Iran’s deputy defense minister emphasized the need for expanded budgetary resources to meet national defense demands.
Context:
The legislation follows Iran’s launch of Operation True Promise III, a sweeping counteroffensive involving hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones that overwhelmed Israeli defenses and struck key infrastructure in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Be’er Sheva.
What’s next:
After the U.S. joined the conflict by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites, Iran retaliated with a missile strike on al-Udeid, a major U.S. airbase in Qatar. Israel declared a unilateral halt to its offensive on June 24, announced by the U.S. president.
Go deeper:
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