# Who is Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s new security secretary?

https://mins.news/en/video/18394

- Reuters, 2026-08-10 18:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xMcbHf1Q_w

> Iran’s Supreme Leader has appointed hardliner Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. The move makes Rezaei the body’s second-in-command. The council oversees matters involving Iran’s security and foreign policy. His appointment places him in a senior role at the center of those two policy areas.

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