August 7, 2026

Tehran’s latest security shake-up is no routine staff move — it’s a warning shot. Mohsen Rezaei, a veteran Revolutionary Guard figure, is back on the Supreme National Security Council, a body that drives Iran’s foreign policy, defense and internal security as the regime braces for threats from Israel, a battered regional network and, above all, its own survival. Chaired by Masoud Pezeshkian but ultimately serving the supreme leader’s grip, the council’s return to hardline hands shows the mullahs are tightening the system around fear, conflict and control.

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