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Mohsen Rezaei, former commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who was named on August 9, 2026, as the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, attends a ceremony at Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, on June 4, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)
August 10, 2026, 4:07 am
Iran names new security chief who’s wanted by Interpol in connection with deadly AMIA bombing
Mohsen Rezaei, ex-IRGC chief, sought by Argentina for alleged role in 1994 attack on Jewish center that killed 85; he’s 2nd to lead Supreme National Security Council since Israel killed Larijani in March
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A billboard depicting a fallen Statue of Liberty and crowds carrying Iranian and Shiite flags overlooks Revolution Square as traffic drives by in Tehran, Iran, August 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 8, 2026, 11:40 pm
Tehran issues drastic new demands for deal to reopen Hormuz, says US must ‘correct its behavior’
Washington doesn’t immediately respond to new demands, which include a permanent end to the conflict and withdrawal of American forces from Mideast, ‘complete compensation’ for war damage
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Vehicles drive past a billboard showing a photo of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, greeting the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, and Iranian and Palestinian flags, at an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
August 2, 2026, 8:44 am
Iran’s leadership vacuum leaves two factions battling for control over war’s aim
Ultra-hardliners — who control state TV — are pushing for ‘total victory’ in the war and oppose any compromise, while pragmatists see military pressure as a way to reach a deal
By AMIR-HUSSEIN RADJY and Lee Keath
US President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One, July 9, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP/Alex Brandon)
July 10, 2026, 7:13 pm
Trump says US will continue holding talks with Iran, but ceasefire is over
Top Iranian official threatens to target Israel as part of retaliation for US attacks; some Israeli officials said in favor of resuming strikes on Iran, awaiting Trump’s go-ahead
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
People conduct their businesses around the traditional grand bazaar of Tehran, Iran, March 29, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
April 28, 2026, 5:40 pm
Iran eases internet curbs for businesses as blackout enters third month
Government says Supreme National Security Council approves use of ‘Internet Pro’ system to ‘preserve businesses during time of crisis’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Iran's security chief Ali Larijani attends a ceremony by the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah marking the first anniversary of Israel's assassination of their longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, 2025. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)
March 1, 2026, 6:23 pm
Ali Larijani, once seen as a pragmatist, steps into void left by Khamenei’s death
Loyalist of the slain supreme leader, sanctioned by US for directing recent crackdown on protesters, now sits on council governing Iran
By Reuters 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)
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
Rescue workers search the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of Tehran, Iran, on January 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
January 10, 2022, 11:01 pm
Bereaved Iranian couple sues top security officials over airliner downing
Mohsen Assadi-Lari, whose son and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Ukrainian passenger plane, says the suit targets Revolutionary Guards generals, security council chief
By AFP
Iran's government spokesman Ali Rabiei speaks at a regular news briefing, on July 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 20, 2021, 8:33 pm
Iran security council rejects proposal to restore nuclear deal – gov’t spokesman
Ali Rabiei says supposed draft deal doesn’t meet terms of Iranian law, but council later disputes his claim; he also reiterates Vienna talks won’t resume until Raisi inaugurated
By ToI Staff
Ali Shamkhani, the the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, is seen in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/ AP)
December 5, 2020, 5:04 pm
Iran top body urges unity amid spat over bill to suspend UN nuclear inspections
Supreme National Security Council condemns ‘ruckus’ over the legislation, which the government opposes
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, briefing fellow ambassadors to the UN May 7, 2019, during a tour of homes and buildings in the coastal city of Ashkelon hit by rockets fired from Gaza over the weekend. (Mission of Israel to the UN)
May 7, 2019, 4:45 pm
UN envoys tour rocket-hit Ashkelon
Israeli ambassador Danny Danon, leading delegation, says he will ask Security Council to designate Hamas a terror group
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. (YouTube)
March 3, 2019, 12:29 pm
Iranian official: Israel feels threatened as US defense strategy ‘stalls’
National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani says Israel concerned by threats from without and within; adds that ‘humiliated citizens’ of US Mideast allies will rise up
By ToI Staff and AFP
Iranian opposition leaders, Mahdi Karroubi, right, and Mir Hossein Mousavi talk in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 10, 2009. (AP)
July 29, 2018, 12:59 pm
Iran approves release of protest leaders under house arrest for 7 years
Supreme leader Khamenei still has veto power on decision to set free Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, reformist candidates from 2011 presidential elections
By AFP
Illustrative: Anti-aircraft fire rises into the sky as Israeli missiles hit air defense positions and other military bases around Damascus, Syria, on May 10, 2018, following what the Israeli military said was an Iranian barrage of rockets against Israeli bases on the Golan Heights. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP/ File)
May 10, 2018, 2:41 pm
Iranian military official denies firing rockets at Israel
Tehran had vowed revenge for previous strikes attributed to Israeli forces
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. (YouTube)
April 24, 2018, 4:41 pm
Top Iranian official: We’ll ‘choose time and place’ to strike back at Israel
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council says retaliation for attack on Syrian airbase is ‘inevitable’
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
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