# Ex-IRGC commander appointed secretary of Iran’s National Security Council

https://mins.news/en/item/17614

- TASS, 2026-08-09 19:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2170735

> Iran has appointed former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Rezaei as secretary of its National Security Council. He succeeds Zolghadr in the post. Zolghadr became secretary of the Supreme National Security Council on March 27. He assumed the position after his predecessor, Ali Larijani, died.

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