Iran appoints former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei to top security council role
Most outlets reported the appointment of Mohsen Rezaei as Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary, noting his background as a former Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander. Several outlets framed the appointment as significant due to Rezaei’s hardline views and ties to Ayatollah Khamenei, while others described his role as second-in-command to the security council. A few provided brief biographical context on Rezaei, including his replacement of Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr.
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Iran appoints former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei to top security council role
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Iran appoints former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei to top security council role
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Factbox: Who is Iran's Mohsen Rezaei, appointed to key security role?
Adviser to Iran's supreme leader Mohsen Rezaei attends a farewell ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2026. — Reuters Iran has appointed Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of its Supreme...
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Who is Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s new national security chief?
Iran has appointed veteran IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei as SNSC secretary. Here's what to know about his military career, hardline views and ties to Mojtaba Khamenei.
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Who is Iran's Mohsen Rezaei, the hardliner appointed to key security role?
Rezaei replaces Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr as second-in-command of the body that coordinates Iran's security and foreign policy and is chaired by President Masoud Pezeshkian
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Who is Iran's Mohsen Rezaei, the new head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council?
Rezaei has led the IRGC for 16 years and oversaw the expansion of its ground, naval and air capabilities
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Mohsen Rezaei appointed as secretary of Iran's top security body
DUBAI: Iran has changed its secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, appointing former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezaei as second-in-command on the body that coordinates the country’s security and foreign policy. Rezaei is more of an outspoken public figure than his predecessor, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr. The appointment was announced late on Sunday by President Masoud Pezes...
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Former IRGC Chief Mohsen Rezaei appointed Supreme Leader’s representative to Iran’s SNSC
TEHRAN – Former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohsen Rezaei has been appointed as the Supreme Leader’s representative to…
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Khamenei appoints Mohsen Rezaei as Iran’s top security council secretary
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has appointed former Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Mohsen Rezaei as his representative to the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), the country’s highest national security decision-making body. The appointment was announced in a decree issued by Khamenei on Sunday, who cited Rezaei’s extensive experience,...
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Iran names new head of top national security body
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Iran names new head of top national security body
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Iran names new head of top national security body
TEHRAN: The former commander-in-chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen Rezaee, has been named head of the country’s highest national security body, the Iranian presidency announced on Sunday. “In light of the resignation of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr from his position as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and his appointment to new functions, President Masoud Pezeshkian has ...
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