Hamza Safavi, the son of Yahya Rahim Safavi, the military advisor to the leader of the Islamic Republic, said on the radio: "Economy is the main thing and not a side at all." As long as the economy is not in order, even our defense will be determined by the economy." Referring to the government's financial inability to provide military equipment before the conflicts, he added: "Days before the war, Ali told Rajani, I want to buy a defense system from China for several million dollars. They said we don't have money, well, we don't. "The economy is the main thing, but it was not the main thing here, and there were several priorities."