The current supreme leader, Khamenei\u2019s son Mojtaba, was injured in that same strike and has not been seen publicly since.<\/p>\n
Rezaei\u2019s appointment was the latest shuffle at the top for the politburo-like Supreme National Security Council, which has a range of political opinions and rivalries and is adapting to the loss of several senior officials in the war.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n He replaces Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who will become a political adviser to Khamenei.<\/p>\n \u201cIn 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 named Mohsen Rezaei as the head of this body,\u201d presidency spokesman Mehdi Tabatabaei wrote on X.<\/p>\n \t Rezaei earlier this month said Iran will never allow an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz, which was considered an international waterway and a key pathway for the global oil supply before Tehran began obstructing it at the start of the war.<\/p>\n He declared in July that control of the Strait was \u201cmore important than dozens of atomic bombs,\u201d a reference to the Iranian nuclear program, which is also one of the war\u2019s central issues.<\/p>\n Wanted by Interpol for alleged role in AMIA attack<\/p>\n Rezaei led the IRGC from 1981 to 1997 \u2014 a tenure that included almost all of the Iran-Iraq war \u2014 before going on to occupy several high-ranking political posts. He recently served as the younger Khamenei\u2019s military adviser.<\/p>\n During his tenure as head of the IRGC, he was allegedly involved in the AMIA attack. The bombing, according to an Argentine court ruling, was carried out by Hezbollah terrorists and funded by Iran. It killed 85 people and injured hundreds more.<\/p>\n \t Rezaei has long been wanted by Interpol for his suspected role in the bombing. The global police organization has had a \u201cRed Notice\u201d<\/a> out for his arrest since 2007, along with seeking the arrests of five other Iranians and a Lebanese national.<\/p>\n In 2022, Argentina asked Qatar<\/a> to arrest Rezaei when he was in the Gulf state, but Qatar did not do so.<\/p>\n \u201cThe accusation made against him arises from his proven participation at the meeting in which carrying out the attack on AMIA\u2019s headquarters was decided,\u201d said Argentine federal judge Daniel Rafecas in an official letter to Qatar at the time.<\/p>\n Earlier that year, a public appearance by Rezaei at the investiture of Nicaragua\u2019s president angered Argentina<\/a> and drew a harsh response from its Foreign Ministry, which called Rezaei\u2019s presence \u201can affront to Argentine justice and to the victims of the brutal terrorist attack\u2033 in the Argentine capital.<\/p>\n
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