{
  "id": 453684,
  "title": "Iran names new head of top national security body",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/iran-names-new-head-of-top-national-security-body-453684",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T09:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260810/iran-names-new-head-of-top-national-security-body"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tehran has announced the appointment of Mohsen Rezaei as the head of Iran's highest national security body. President Masoud Pezeshkian made the announcement following Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr's resignation from his position as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. Rezaei, who led the Revolutionary Guards from 1981 to 1997, will oversee key security matters, including the critical Strait of Hormuz, which has become a focal point of the ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States. His predecessor, Zolghadr, will now serve as a political advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.",
  "summary": "TEHRAN — The former commander in chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen Rezaei, has been named head of the country's highest national security body, the Iranian presidency announced on Sunday. \"In light of the resignation of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr from his position as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and his appointment to new functions, President Masoud Pezeshkian has…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Iran names new head of top national security body",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/iran-names-new-head-of-top-national-security-body",
        "published": "2026-08-10T09:17:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}