Supreme Leader Communicates Iran's General Policies on Defense, Security

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the
Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali
Khamenei approved and sent Iran's
overall policies on defense and
security self-sufficiency to the
legislative, judiciary and executive
bodies.
The policies had earlier been compiled
and devised by the Expediency Council
and was later endorsed and
communicated by the Supreme Leader.
These policies include:
1 - Developing and deepening the culture
of self-belief, self-sufficiency, innovation
and creativity at all levels and aspects of
defense and security,
2 - Promoting software campaign,
production and development of science
and technology, defense and security
research and moving on the frontiers of
knowledge with emphasis on
indigenization and renovation,
3 - Acquiring superior defense and
security technologies needed for the
present and future with emphasis on
their innovation and support for their
development,
4 - Emphasizing the country's self-
sufficiency in prioritized defense and
security systems, products and services
along with the optimization of the
existing equipment and increasing their
efficacy and efficiency,
5 - Banning the supply of defense and
security needs from outside the country,
except for the necessities and with the
following considerations: - technology
transfer should be prioritized, training and
support must be provided, the needs
must be supplied from a variety of
sources,
6 - Outsourcing and attracting partnership
of other governmental and non-
governmental sectors in providing the
needs of the armed forces by meeting
security and safety considerations,
7 - Attracting, empowering and employing
elite and talented troops by providing the
grounds for their growth and
reinvigoration to improve capabilities for
the development of the country's needed
defense and security technologies,
8 - Establishing contact and cooperation
with other countries in areas of science,
production and trade in relations to
defense and security products and
services to achieve the goals of overall
policies of defense and security self-
sufficiency.
9 - Making cost-effective the path of
development of the country's defense
and security industries and technologies
and creating synergy in needed
technologies.

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