Iran names ex-Revolutionary Guard commander as new secretary of Supreme National Security Council

March 24, 2026

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr reached the rank of brigadier general in the Guard. He had been serving as the secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council.

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