MNA � Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Major General Mohammad Bagheri has called for a budget increase to boost the countries defense capabilities.

The top General attended a close session of the Parliament on Tuesday, delivering a report on the latest developments and the performance of the Islamic Republic�s Armed Forces.

On the sidelines of the session, the spokesperson of the Presiding Board of the Parliament Mohammad Hossein Farhangi quoted Major General Bagheri as calling for a budget increase for the military sector in a bid to boost the country�s defense capabilities against different threats.

"We hope that the new Parliament will be able to take effective steps to meet the basic needs of the Armed Forces Headquarters", Farhangi stressed.