Iran Israel War | Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr appointed Iran's new security chief
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- The article reports on the appointment of Mohhammad Baqer Zolqadr as Iran's new Supreme National Security Council Secretary, highlighting his military and political background. It notes the previous secretary, Ali Larijani, was assassinatedὃ by an Israeli strike, and includes statements from Iranian officials praising Zolqadr's qualifications.
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“Mohhammad Baqer Zolqadr, a veteran commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been appointed as the new Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute Zolqadr's appointment to the Supreme National Security Council.
“Mr. Zolqadr, who currently serves as the secretary of Expediency Discernment Council, replaces Ali Larijani, who was assassinated by an Israeli strike on March 17.”
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“Zolqadr has been appointed to the top security chair by a direct presidential decree and with the endorsement of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.”
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“He previously served as deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces for Basij, a paramilitary organisation, and held senior positions in the judiciary.”
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“Larijani, one of the most influential non-clerical politicians in Iran, had emerged as the face of the country’s defiance after the U.S. and Israel started a war on Iran on February 28, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.”
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“Mr. Zolqadr, who fought the 1980-88 war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, headed the IRGC Joint Staff for eight years during the presidency of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.”
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“In 2005, after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became President, Mr. Zolqadr was named Deputy Interior Minister for security and police. He became an adviser to Chief Justice Sadeq Larijani in 2010, and appointed the deputy Judiciary chief for strategic affairs on 14 May 2012. He became the Secretary of the powerful Expediency Council in 2023, when Ebrahim Raisi was the President.”
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“As the secretary of the Security Council Mr. Zolqadr will play a key role in decision making at a time when Iran is at war against the U.S. and Israel.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify Zolqadr's role during the alleged U.S.-Israel war.