Top officials meet on security
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN - Some high-ranking officials of Islamic Republic of Iran attended a scientific security conference entitled “Police, Security, and Outlook of 1404 (2025).”

The summit was held here on Tuesday at the conference hall of Millad Tower, and officials commented on security-related issues.

The conference was aimed at laying the groundwork for optimizing security-related cooperation among the relevant organizations such as police and security forces and intelligence services.

Identifying the threats and opportunities, examining strategies to establish sustained security, and getting input from creative security experts have been cited as other objectives of the conference.

The Secretary of Expediency Council, Mohsen Rezai said police should function as “the shelter (of peace)” and “the powerful arm of the Islamic Republic.”

He called the Twenty-year Outlook Plan (2005-25) the second most important “written document” of the Islamic Republic after the Constitution, saying, “We should develop our country’s future according to this plan.”

In the long-term, the priority should be given to social security, but the political security should be guaranteed as well, he added.

The Intelligence Minister, Hojatoleslam Heidar Moslehi, stressed the importance of police’s mission, considering it incomparable to other departments’ obligations.

The scientific and research-oriented approach of the police department is noteworthy and valuable, he said.

“The police have gained the people’s trust and approval to an acceptable level over the past decade,” he opined.

Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the ex-defense minister, said police should not be afraid of admitting to its mistakes and dealing firmly with offences.

He compared the police chief with “a strategist who enters a dynamic competition in which the game’s rules keep changing.”

Services offered by the police are the most comprehensive ones which target all citizens, regardless of the place in which they live. Due to its widespread presence and influence, this department has many “opponents and enemies”, he stated.

“But the greatest enemies are inefficiency and unpopularity,” he added.

Meanwhile, on the sidelines of this conference, Saeed Jalali, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, spoke to reporters and underscored the importance of nuclear plan for Iran, and said Iran’s nuclear issue should not be politicized.

Iran should be presented with objective guarantees on the secured supply of nuclear fuel, “Otherwise we will have to suggest other alternatives,” he added

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