Iran reshapes military as proxies falter, 'inevitable' clash with Israel looms
The establishment of Iran’s new National Defense Council is more than a bureaucratic reshuffle — it’s a move to restructure command systems that have been battered in the recent war with Israel, as Tehran prepares for a conflict it increasingly sees as inevitable.
TEHRAN — The Islamic Republic seems not to be waiting for the war's dust to settle. Less than two months after the devastating 12-day conflict with Israel, Iran's leadership has moved to restructure its military command in preparation for what it sees as an inevitable next phase of confrontation.
This week, the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) approved the creation of the National Defense Council (NDC), a centralized wartime body tasked with coordinating strategy, operations and logistics across all branches of the armed forces.
According to state media, the NDC will "review strategies and planning aimed at strengthening the capabilities of the armed forces."
While couched in bureaucratic language, the decision is widely seen as a direct response to the vulnerabilities the June war exposed — from Iran's faltering air defenses to its loss of senior commanders and nuclear scientists in a series of surprise precision strikes.
