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Mohhammad Baqer Zolqadr, a seasoned commandant of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has been appointed arsenic the caller Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).
Mr. Zolqadr, who presently serves arsenic the caput of the Expediency Discernment Council, an advisory assemblage to the Supreme Leader, replaces Ali Larijani, who was assassinated by an Israeli onslaught connected March 17.
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He antecedently served arsenic lawman main of the General Staff of the Armed Forces for Basij and held elder positions successful the judiciary.
After the Iran-Iraq warfare of 1980-88, Mr. Zolqadr headed the IRGC Joint Staff for 8 years during the presidency of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
He headed the electoral office of the hardline governmental faction, the Popular Front of Islamic Revolutionary Forces.
Since 2022, helium has served arsenic caput of the Expediency Discernment Council. This assembly resolves differences betwixt parliament and the Guardian Council of Shi’ite clerics and jurists, who tin veto authorities and supervise elections.
The SNSC, formally chaired by the elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, coordinates information and overseas policy, and includes apical military, quality and authorities officials successful summation to representatives of the Supreme Leader, who has eventual say implicit each matters of State.
(with inputs from Reuters)
