According to the first vice president’s official news platform, Mohammadreza Aref met with managers of the National Development Group Investment Company on Tuesday, praising the firm as a key driver of Iran’s industrial and economic projects. He acknowledged the company’s efforts in various investment sectors and stated that the 14th administration has plans to guide state and private investments toward achieving the Seventh Development Plan. 

Aref emphasized that leveraging economic accelerators and investors is a key strategy of the 14th administration in advancing the Seventh Development Plan. 

Referring to the challenges faced when the administration took office—marked by the assassination of Martyr Ismail Haniyeh—he noted that during the 12-day war imposed on the country, past experiences, particularly from the eight-year Sacred Defense, were effectively utilized. The early days of the administration demonstrated the need for full readiness on all fronts. 

Aref recalled that after the events during the National Consensus Government’s term, officials concluded the country was in a wartime situation. However, the administration decided not to publicly frame it as such, maintaining social calm over the past 11 months while preparing a wartime economy plan. This plan, drafted early in the administration’s tenure, assumed declining oil revenues and guided policy. Yet, he said, economic leaders excelled during the 12-day war. 

Highlighting the initial 80-million-liter gasoline deficit, Aref credited effective management and broad private-sector cooperation, with many companies reducing operational costs. He praised economic leaders, producers, and the banking sector for supporting production efforts.