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9 Aug 2026, 15:06

On Sunday, August 18, several government media outlets reported the appointment of Mohsen Rezaei, military advisor to Mojtaba Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, as his representative in the Supreme National Security Council, but minutes later, they deleted the news.

The Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, quoted "sources" stating that with this appointment, Mohsen Rezaei and Saeed Jalili would be Mojtaba Khamenei's two representatives in the Supreme National Security Council. Tasnim removed this information from its Telegram channel after a few minutes.

Media outlets Mehr, ISNA, and Jamaran also published the news of Rezaei's appointment and shortly thereafter retracted their articles.

The publication and deletion of this news occurred amid increasing disagreements within the structure of the Islamic Republic regarding the negotiations with the United States, including the nuclear file and the outlook for the Strait of Hormuz.
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🔄 Update: The news was republished six hours after its deletion here.
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