Iran appoints Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr to replace security chief Ali Larijani

Iran's Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr in 2023 (YouTube screenshot/CCTV)
Iran's Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr in 2023 (YouTube screenshot/CCTV)

Iran names a former Revolutionary Guards commander, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, as the new chief of the Supreme National Security Council to replace his slain predecessor Ali Larijani, state television says.

Larijani, a powerful figure in the Islamic Republic, was killed in an Israeli strike last week.

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