Iran: Mohsen Rezaei appointed head of the supreme national security body
Former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen Rezaei, has been appointed head of the country's supreme national security body, the Iranian presidency announced.
"Due to the resignation of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr from the position of secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and his appointment to new duties, President Massoud Pezeshkian has appointed Mohsen Rezaei as the head of the said body," said presidential spokesman Mehdi Tabatabai on platform X.
Who is Mohsen Rezaei
The 71-year-old Rezaei led the Guards from 1981 to 1997 – a tenure that covered almost the entire duration of the Iran-Iraq war – before holding various high-level political positions. He recently served as a military advisor to the new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
Rezaei stated in July that control of the Strait of Hormuz – now at the center of the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States – was "more important than dozens of atomic bombs."
His predecessor, Zolghadr, was also a former commander of the Guards and took over leadership of the council in March.
He will now take on the duties of political advisor to Khamenei, according to a statement issued by the Supreme Leader's office.
Source: AFP
