Iranian President Pezeshkian names longtime Khamenei adviser Ali Larijani as head of the Supreme National Security Council. The move follows Iran’s 12-day conflict with Israel. Larijani, a former IRGC member,

Ali Larijani, the conservative adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been appointed secretary general of the country's powerful Security Council, Tehran announced on Tuesday. The 67-year-old succeeds the former commander of the influential Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,

Former head of parliament Ali Larijani has been designated as the new chief of Iran’s most senior security institution, the Supreme National Security

Larijani is a seasoned conservative and confidant of Khamenei. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader, as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council,

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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed veteran politician Ali Larijani as the new secretary for the country's highest security body, the Supreme National Security Council, state media reported on Tuesday.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed Ali Larijani as the new secretary for the Supreme National Security Council