OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran
Khamenei appoints ex-IRGC chief Mohsen Rezaei to lead Iran's security council
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- Local time
- 9:47 PM in Tehran
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- Tehran, Iran
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appointed Mohsen Rezaei, his military adviser and a former Revolutionary Guards commander, as his representative to and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, replacing Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who took the post in March after Ali Larijani was killed and becomes a political adviser.
Why it matters
Analyst Vali Nasr told CNN Rezaei has far more authority with the IRGC than his predecessor and called the move a tightening of Khamenei's control ahead of any deal with the U.S.
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