Iran Appoints Ex-IRGC Commander to Top Security Position
Rezaee, a former Revolutionary Guards commander, takes over as the council’s secretary as Iran faces strained talks with Washington and regional security concerns.
- On Sunday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei appointed Mohsen Rezaee to the Supreme National Security Council and named Mohammed Bagher Zolghadr as his political advisor.
- Both appointees were instrumental in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Rezaee commanded the IRGC from 1981 until 1997, while Zolghadr served since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
- Rezaee has run in three presidential elections, securing 1.7% of the vote in 2009, over 3.8 million votes in 2013, and 3.4 million votes in 2021.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian recently met Khamenei, the supreme leader's office said Sunday, discussing the "current military situation and future prospects."
- Communication with Khamenei remains "very difficult at the moment," Pezeshkian said Wednesday, while a Revolutionary Guards general promised images of the leader would be "published in the future.
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In a message, the advisor to the Supreme Leader on international affairs congratulated Mohsen Rezaei on his appointment as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and also as the Supreme Leader's representative on this council.
Former commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), Mohsen Rezaei, became the new head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Sunday, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei announced on social media. He replaced Mohammad Bakr Zolqadr, who will now take on the role of political advisor to Mojtaba Khamenei.
The Iranian presidential palace announced that President Pezecián issued a presidential decree appointing Rezaei as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, succeeding Zulghadere, who resigned and accepted a new post. Iranian media reported that Zulghadere has become a political advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba. He succeeded Larijani, who was killed in a US airstrike, as Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary in Ma…
Iran has appointed an ultra-hardliner as its new national security chief amidst conflicts with the United States and Israel. With the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz repeatedly alternating between armed clashes and dialogue, the voices of hardliners within Iran appear to be gaining more traction.
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