Iran’s New Security Chief Is a Hard-Line Former Guards Commander

The New York Times | March 24, 2026, 12:13 p.m. | Original
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed last week in an Israeli strike. He has a history of expanding the Guards’ reach into Iran’s politics.
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