The new military appointments by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution signal an important strategic realignment emphasizing offensive deterrence, popular mobilization, ideological cohesion, unified command and modernization amid continued enemy hostility.

Ayatollah Khamenei makes new appointments to six top military posts.

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has hailed Mohsen Rezaei’s appointment as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

Ayatollah Khamenei appoints Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr as his political adviser.

Major General Mohsen Rezaei, a pioneering IRGC commander and Leader's military adviser, has been appointed secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, replacing Mohammad Bagher Zolqadr.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has appointed Dr. Mohsen Rezaei as his representative to the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Iran’s highest national security decision-making body

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as he began his third year in office.