— Iran is rebuilding its military structure based on a more “aggressive directive” rather than the usual defensive approach.

Tehran is aggressively restructuring its military command under the leadership of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and, by appointing long-standing hardliners to key military and national security posts, is shifting toward a more aggressive doctrine. Its aim is to carry out future operations beyond the country’s borders “at an appropriate time” to defend the country.