{
  "id": 482863,
  "title": "Who Is Mohsen Rezaei? 71-Year-Old War Hawk Running Iran's Security Council",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/who-is-mohsen-rezaei-71-year-old-war-hawk-running-irans-security",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T15:10:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-mohsen-rezaei-71-year-old-war-hawk-running-irans-security-council-11891256"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rezaei replaces Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr as second-in-command of the body that coordinates Iran's security and foreign policy and is chaired by President Masoud Pezeshkian. Zolqadr was appointed as political adviser to Khamenei.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Iran appoints former IRGC chief Mohsen Rezaei as national security council secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/iran-appoints-former-irgc-chief-mohsen-rezaei-as-national-security",
        "published": "2026-08-10T14:33:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Khamenei names new Iran military, IRGC chiefs after commanders killed in Israeli-US strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/khamenei-names-new-iran-military-irgc-chiefs-after-commanders-killed",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:40:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran supreme leader names IRGC General Abdollahi military chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/iran-supreme-leader-names-irgc-general-abdollahi-military-chief",
        "published": "2026-08-10T18:23:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran hierarchy consolidation as IRGC veteran tapped for key security role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/iran-hierarchy-consolidation-as-irgc-veteran-tapped-for-key-security",
        "published": "2026-08-10T18:34:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}