Iran elevates ex-revolutionary guards commander to top security post

Iran has appointed Mohammad-Bagher Zolghadr, a senior former Revolutionary Guards commander, as secretary of its Supreme National Security Council, a deputy to the president said.

Mehdi Tabatabaei, a deputy to President Masoud Pezeshkian, said in a post on X that the appointment was approved by the supreme leader and made by the president, Iran International reports.

Zolghadr has held senior security roles, including deputy interior minister for security affairs and positions within Iran’s armed forces command structure.

He replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed earlier in the conflict, prompting the leadership change at one of Iran’s top security bodies.

By Vafa Guliyeva