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Who is Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr? The hard‑line commander now shaping Iran’s security after Larijani’s death

Following Ali Larijani's death, Iran appointed former IRGC commander Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as the new chief of the Supreme National Security Council. Zolghadr's extensive military and political background, including his IRGC leadership, signals a consolidation of the Revolutionary Guard's influence in key security and foreign policy decisions.

The Times of India

Death of influential Ali Larijani could be bigger loss to Iran than Khamenei

Security chief’s huge influence on many levels of Iranian politics and abroad will make his killing devastating

The Guardian - UK

Iran says it will suspend cooperation with UN’s nuclear watchdog

President Masoud Pezeshkian also says Tehran will ‘overcome obstacles’ if wide-ranging UN sanctions are reimposed.

Al Jazeera

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Wednesday briefing: What Iran’s attack on Israel means for the Middle East

In today’s newsletter: Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran “will pay” for launching almost 200 ballistic missiles across Israel, in sharp escalation of conflict

The Guardian - UK

Iran calls missile attack on Israel ‘legal, rational and legitimate’

High-risk assault reflects Iranian elite’s belief that restraint after assassination of Ismail Haniyeh was strategic mistake

The Guardian - UK

Who is Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran’s acting foreign minister?

The caretaker foreign minister’s name has been heavily involved in Iran’s nuclear programme negotiations over the years.

Al Jazeera

What to expect after change of Iran’s top security official?

Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a senior commander in the IRGC, is the new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

Al Jazeera

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Iran’s security chief Shamkhani replaced after almost 10 years

Shamkhani was the second-longest-serving security chief since the 1979 revolution.

Al Jazeera

Iran Expects its Rial to Improve after ‘Financial Understandings’ with Iraq, UAE

Iran has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to facilitate trade movement between their countries using the Emirati currency, the dirham. In another deal with Baghdad, Tehran agreed to a new mechanism for the settlement of payments related to Iraqi energy arrears to Iran. Agreements with the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran: Outstanding Issues at Vienna Talks Not Limited to Revolutionary Guards

A news platform associated with Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) reported that unresolved issues at the Vienna talks aiming to revive the 2015 nuclear deal are not exclusive to clearing sanctions facing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Nour News, a website affiliated to the secretary of the SNSC, blamed the Biden…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran, Saudi Arabia hold fifth round of talks in Baghdad

Both sides express hope talks could ease bilateral, regional tensions, but downplayed expectations of breakthrough.

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