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Ali Shamkhani

Iranian mourners gather during the funeral of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commands Basij forces, in Tehran on March 18, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
March 19, 2026, 12:26 pm
These are the key Iranian figures killed in the US-Israeli bombing campaign
Longtime leader Khamenei, top aides such as security chief Larijani, military brass responsible for terror proxies and internal repression, are among dozens of officials killed in war
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Mourners attend the funeral procession for senior Iranian military officials and some civilians killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 11, 2026, 10:19 pm
Thousands in Iran mourn slain top commanders under heavy security presence
Mass funeral held for army chief of staff Moussavi, Revolutionary Guards chief Pakpour, defense minister Nassirzadeh, and top security adviser Shamkhani
By Sébastien RICCI and Mostafa DADKHAH
Women walk past a ballistic missile launch vehicle in Tehran on February 11, 2026, during a rally marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution (AFP)
February 11, 2026, 2:26 pm
As Iran marks revolution anniversary, official insists missile program nonnegotiable
Iranian president says Tehran won’t yield to ‘excessive demands’ from US; Tehran rally attendees chant ‘Death to America and Israel’; shouts of ‘Death to Khamenei!’ also heard
By Agencies
Leaked footage from mid-2024 shows Fatemeh Shamkhani in a Western-style, low-cut strapless wedding dress, left, being led down the aisle by her father Ali Shamkhani, a close adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Screen capture: Iran International, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 28, 2025, 10:19 am
Leaked wedding video lays bare luxury that highlights hypocrisy of Iran’s political elites
Islamic Republic riled by leaked footage of Ali Shamkhani, who oversaw harsh repression of 2022 protests, leading his daughter Fatemeh down aisle at lavish, Western-style wedding
By Farhang Morady
Illustrative: Iranian oil tanker Fortune is anchored at the dock of the El Palito refinery near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, May 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ernesto Vargas)
July 31, 2025, 6:51 am
US imposes major new sanctions on Iran shipping network led by Khamenei adviser’s son
American official says blacklisting of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani and over 100 other individuals, entities and vessels will make it ‘much more difficult’ for Tehran to sell oil
By Reuters
An Iranian carries a placard calling for the destruction of Israel during a rally in Tehran on June 20, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
June 20, 2025, 4:48 pm
Israeli drone strike said to target Iranian nuclear scientist in a Tehran safehouse
Defense Minister Katz calls to ‘destabilize’ Islamic regime as Israel continues waves of strikes against nuclear and military targets in Iran; Iran stages anti-Israel, US protests
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, speaks during the first meeting of national security secretaries in the Iranian capital Tehran, September 26, 2018. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
June 14, 2025, 11:20 pm
Top Khamenei adviser among senior Iranian officials killed in Israeli strikes
Ali Shamkhani is latest of some 20 top officials reported eliminated in IDF’s sweeping operation; Shin Bet boosts security for Israeli leadership amid revenge fears
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump attends a breakfast with business leaders in Doha on May 15, 2025. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
May 15, 2025, 12:35 pm
Trump says US ‘getting close to maybe doing’ Iran deal, Tehran ‘sort of’ agreed to terms
Adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says Islamic Republic would curb enrichment, promise not to pursue nuclear weapons, and allow inspectors — if the US lifted sanctions ‘immediately’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani sits in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on June 12, 2021. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
May 22, 2023, 1:57 pm
Iran’s security chief Shamkhani replaced with Revolutionary Guard official
After graft allegations, Shamkhani came under scrutiny due to ties to British-Iranian hanged in Iran who was accused of handing intel to UK, which allegedly passed it on to Israel
By AP and ToI Staff
Iraq's National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji (R) welcomes the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Baghdad on March 19, 2023. (IRAQI SECURITY MEDIA CENTRE/AFP)
March 19, 2023, 6:31 pm
Iran, Iraq ink deal for security cooperation over Kurdish border region
Agreement comes months after Islamic Republic attacked Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq; Tehran says pact will end ‘vicious’ attacks by Kurdish groups
By AFP
The then-head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, at a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran on June, 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 16, 2023, 5:43 pm
Following Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement, Iranian official holds talks in Abu Dhabi
Ali Shamkhani says his visit to the United Arab Emirates is ‘a meaningful beginning for the two countries to enter a new stage of political, economic and security relations’
By AFP
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani sits in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on June 12, 2021. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
June 25, 2022, 11:08 pm
Iran vows to press ahead with nuclear development until West ends ‘illegal behavior’
Senior Iranian official tells EU diplomat that breaches of 2015 deal a ‘legal and rational reaction to US unilateralism’; Israeli official warns against renewing ‘very bad’ accord
By ToI Staff
Technicians work at the Iranian Arak heavy water reactor, 150 miles southwest of the capital Tehran, on December 23, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)
May 25, 2022, 5:42 pm
Iran said to have utilized confidential IAEA papers to cover up its nuclear activity
WSJ reports Iran’s intel secured internal documents from UN nuclear watchdog, enabling it to evade inspections, falsify info; details uncovered in archive Israel seized in Tehran
By ToI Staff
This image taken from video footage aired by Iranian state television on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, shows the launch of a rocket by Iran's Revolutionary Guard carrying a Noor-2 satellite in northeastern Shahroud Desert, Iran. (Iranian state television via AP)
March 10, 2022, 8:02 pm
Iran offers mixed signals, blames US as nuclear talks deadline looms
Raisi appears to defend Vienna negotiations while country’s top diplomat and a security official point finger at US for deadlock, saying Washington making unreasonable proposals
By Jon Gambrell
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani sits in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on June 12, 2021. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
March 7, 2022, 11:48 am
Iran adjusting stance after Russia’s new demands at nuclear talks
Supreme National Security Council says negotiators in Vienna will seek ‘creative ways’ to proceed as Moscow links efforts to save 2015 pact to US sanctions over Ukraine invasion
By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell
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