Iran Appoints New Top Security Chief Following Israeli Strike Death of Predecessor

Tehran. Iran appointed a successor to senior security chief Ali Larijani on Tuesday, following his death in an Israeli attack. Former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr has been appointed as the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, succeeding Larijani.Bagher Zolghadr is a staunch former deputy commander-in-chief of the army, committed to Islamic ideology and thought. He has also held senior positions in the Interior and Justice Ministries.Larijani was killed last week in an Israeli strike. He was considered one of the high-ranking figures in the current leadership who reached prominence in Iranian politics from a non-clerical background. He...