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Iran consolidates security leadership as IRGC veteran Mohsen Rezaee tapped for top council role
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Mohsen Rezaee’s new security council role will tighten Iran’s decision-making chain across IRGC and armed forces.

A sweeping reshuffle across Iran’s security apparatus can change command continuity and signal a harder internal and regional posture during heightened tensions.

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A sweeping reshuffle across Iran’s security apparatus can change command continuity and signal a harder internal and regional posture during heightened tensions.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei announced new top appointments, including former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaee as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and his representative, Al Jazeera reported. The report said Iran filled six more military posts, including Ali Abdollahi as armed forces chief of staff and Ali Ozmaei taking charge of the IRGC Navy. A separate Times of India report described a broader leadership overhaul naming six senior commanders across the armed forces, IRGC, IRGC Navy and Basij, including Ahmad Vahidi as IRGC commander-in-chief and Hossein Taeb as Basij leader.

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Iran consolidates security leadership as IRGC veteran Mohsen Rezaee tapped for top council role

Mojtaba Khamenei announces senior security appointments as Iran fills multiple military posts in a rapid reshuffle.

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