Iran appoints Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as chief of top security council: state TV

Iran appoints Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as chief of top security council: state TV Iran named on Tuesday a former Revolutionary Guards commander, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, as the new chief of the Supreme National Security Council to replace his slain predecessor Ali Larijani, state television said. Larijani, a powerful figure in the Islamic republic, was confirmed dead after Israel said it killed him in a strike last week. With the approval of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and by order of Masoud Pezeshkian, Mohammad‑Bagher Zolghadr replaced the martyred Ali Larijani in the Supreme National Security Council.