Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been appointed as the new head of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC). He succeeds Ali Larijani, who was killed in a recent US-Israeli air strike. Zolghadr's appointment places him in a highly sensitive and influential position within Iran's political system. The SNSC plays a crucial role in shaping Iran's national security policies, particularly in the face of external pressures from the US and Israel, as well as internal unrest. His background as an ex-IRGC commander suggests a potentially hardline approach to security matters. Zolghadr's leadership of the SNSC is significant given the current geopolitical climate and the challenges Iran faces both domestically and internationally.