Iran Taps Longtime I.R.G.C. Commander Mohsen Rezaei to Top Security Post

The New York Times | Aug. 9, 2026, 2:18 p.m. | Original
The appointment of Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council suggests that Iran’s old guard is consolidating power.
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