Iran Names Ex-Revolutionary Guards Chief Mohsen Rezaei To Top Security Post
On Sunday, August 9, 2026, Iran named Mohsen Rezaei secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, placing a former Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander in a key national security role.[1]
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr resigned and will take another post, presidential spokesman Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei said.[1] Rezaei is a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.[1]
The Supreme National Security Council directs key decisions in Iran's conflict with the United States, including war policy and disputes over the Strait of Hormuz.[1] His selection places a trusted figure of Tehran's leadership at the center of decisions that will shape how Iran responds to U.S. pressure and actions in the region.
The change in personnel could shift Tehran's posture in the Gulf, where control of the Strait of Hormuz remains a strategic flashpoint.
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- On Sunday, August 9, 2026, Mohsen Rezaei was named secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
- Rezaei is a former commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
- He replaces Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who resigned and will take another post, according to presidential spokesman Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei.
- The council directs key decisions in Iran's conflict with the United States, including war policy and disputes over the Strait of Hormuz.
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