— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, met with Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei last week, to discuss important issues of the country

The meeting, which took place on the starting date of Pezeshkian’s 3rd year as President, is the second meeting held between the two, and showcases that Mojtaba continues to be actively involved in day-to-day matters despite security concerns.

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— 🇮🇷 NOTE: Despite all circulating reports, it has NOT yet been confirmed that the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, has been replaced by IRGC Major General Mohsen Rezaei

This news first appeared about three days ago, it was then denied. Yesterday, Zolqadr issued a statement as SNSC Secretary, confirming he is still in his position.

Today, ISNA and Tasnim both suddenly reported ‘based on sources’ that Zolqadr has been replaced by Rezaei—and then quickly deleted their posts.

If the SNSC Secretary is replaced, it will be announced clearly and officially by Iran’s media. And it may happen, but for now it’s all rumors.

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran will launch at least 3 more domestic satellites into space this year, according to the Minister of Communications and Information Technology

They will be part of the ‘Martyr Soleimani Satellite Constellation’, which is set to consist of 24 satellites and 6 reserve satellites, for both civilian and military use.

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— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Yemen’s Armed Forces launched a ballistic missile at the house of the Saudi-backed governor of Hodeidah; he survived the attack

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: President Trump is preparing to unilaterally declare victory and an end to the war if Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and the President no longer considers a nuclear deal as necessary – Wall Street Journal

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—❗️🇮🇷 BREAKING: In an executive order, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed IRGC Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei as one of his two representatives in the Supreme National Security Council

Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr will remain Secretary of the SNSC, as the Secretary is appointed by the President, Masoud Pezeshkian.

However, Zolqadr will lose his ‘representative of the Supreme Leader’ status, meaning he will no longer have voting powers.

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— NOTE: In Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, the Secretary is appointed directly by the Chairman (President Masoud Pezeshkian) and does not have voting powers.

However, most previous Secretaries like Larijani and Shamkhani have simultaneously been ‘Supreme Leader’s Representative’ in the SNSC, which grants them voting powers. Essentially, it’s two separate positions that are usually combined.

A few days ago, the current Secretary of the SNSC, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, offered his resignation to President Pezeshkian and Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Pezeshkian did not accept Zolqadr’s resignation, meaning he will remain the Secretary. But Khamenei did accept his resignation as Supreme Leader’s Representative, and replaced him with IRGC Brigadier General Mohsen Rezaei.

In summary, Zolqadr remains the SNSC Secretary but no longer has voting powers—those have been transferred to Rezaei, a more hardline (and somewhat controversial) general.

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— 🇮🇷 Who is Mohsen Rezaei, new Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council?

– Major General Mohsen Rezaei was the IRGC Commander-in-Chief from 1981 to 1997, including most of the Iran-Iraq war.

– He ran as a conservative Presidential candidate in 2009, 2013, and 2021, losing each time.

– He is known for his hardline views and has made numerous controversial statements. In 2025 he famously claimed that if Iran was nuked by Israel, Pakistan promised that it would nuke Israel in response.

– Despite his controversial and sometimes laughable statements, he is a staunch supporter of the Islamic Revolution and one of the most loyal allies of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, favoring a ‘language of force’ in dealing with the United States.

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: In an executive order, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr has been appointed as a political advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

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—❗️🇮🇷 BREAKING: Following Ayatollah Khamenei’s executive order, President Pezeshkian has decided to appoint Major General Mohsen Rezaee as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council

Mohammaq Baqer Zolqadr will leave the SNSC completely. President Pezeshkian accepted his resignation at insistence of the Supreme Leader.

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— 🇮🇷/🇴🇲 NEW: Iran targeted an oil tanker off the coast of Oman

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— 🇮🇷/🇸🇾/🇮🇱 NEW: The Shia faction ‘Uli Al Ba’s’ (Posessors of Strength), also known as the Islamic Resistance Front in Syria, carried out an attack with 107mm unguided rockets against an Israeli outpost in Daraa Province

Local Shia fighters, as well as some former Hezbollah and Syrian Arab Army veterans, continue to carry out operations against the IDF occupation in southern Syria despite Jolani’s rule.

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— 🇮🇷/🇦🇪 NEW: The United Arab Emirates says it thwarted a major cyberattack against its civilian and industrial sectors, including energy and aviation infrastructure

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— 🇸🇦/🇹🇷/🇵🇰/🇪🇬 NEW: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan wanted Egypt to be part of their new alliance, but after providing President El-Sisi with a piece of ‘intelligence bait’ (false intelligence), it was discovered he provided the information to America

After this, it was decided that Egypt was not trustworthy enough to be included in the alliance, according to a source who spoke on the matter.

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— 🇮🇷 President Pezeshkian: ‘I had a very good meeting with the Supreme Leader which lasted more than 7 hours, and many important issues facing the country were discussed’

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Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei and General Mohsen Rezaei, somewhere in the Persian Gulf, 1980s.

—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: In the near future, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei will issue a wave of executive orders reorganizing Iran’s military command structure

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— 🇮🇷/🇸🇦/🇹🇷/🇵🇰 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman:

‘There is no reason for us to be concerned that this pact between the two neighboring countries of Turkey and Pakistan, as well as Saudi Arabia, three countries with which we share deep religious, historical, and civilizational bonds, is against Iran.

The history of our friendship with the nations of Turkey and Pakistan, as two neighboring Muslim countries, is long-standing and known to everyone.

This development is an important sign of a shift in regional priorities and we have always supported alliances between Muslims.’

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— 🇮🇷 The martyred commander of Iran’s Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, playing with his grandchildren before the war

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