TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed veteran politician Ali Larijani as the brand new secretary for the nation’s highest safety physique, the Supreme Nationwide Safety Council, state media reported on Tuesday.
The decree, reported by the state-run IRNA information company, marks Larijani’s return to a submit he beforehand held for 2 years from 2005 to 2007. He replaces Gen. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, who had been within the function since 2023
Larijani, 67, a average conservative, has served as an adviser to Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lately. Khamenei holds the ultimate say on all state issues within the nation.
He additionally served as parliament speaker from 2008 to 2020, when Pezeshkian labored as his deputy.
The appointment is seen as an indication that Iran’s theocracy is looking for to shift from a hardline course towards a extra average one.
It got here a day after Iran introduced the creation of a brand new protection council to deal with defensive plans and enhance the armed forces’ capabilities, following attacks by Israel and the U.S. in June. The council can even be headed by Pezeshkian.