VOA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi appointed a new head of the country’s top security body on Monday.
State media said Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a Revolutionary Guards commander, would serve as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.
Ahmadian replaces Ali Shamkhani, who served in the post for a decade and played a key role in thawing relations with regional rival Saudi Arabia.
Ahmadian has served as the head of the Revolutionary Guards’ joint staff and the head of its strategic center.