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9 Aug 2026, 17:44

In the midst of speculation about Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr's resignation from the Secretaryship of the Supreme National Security Council, a message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei, the third leader of the Islamic Republic, was published on Sunday, August 8, by the government news agency Tasnim, in which Mohsen Rezaei was introduced as the "representative of the leader" in "Sham" (the Supreme National Security Council).

In this written message, without mentioning the resignation, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr was "thanked."

This news comes as unofficial reports about Zolqadr's resignation from the Secretary position of "Sham" and the succession of Mohsen Rezaei had been circulating for two days prior.

The news of Rezaei's appointment in Sham was published in Iran's official news agencies on Sunday morning and was shortly thereafter removed from many of them.

The latest reports of Zolqadr's activities as Secretary of Sham relate to a message published on Saturday, which conditioned the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on the acceptance of six conditions by the United States. This message received widespread coverage in international media and raised ambiguities regarding efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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🔥 Rajanews wrote:
In the undated announcement of this decree, there are signs for those who think...

🔄 Update:
Khamenei's channel wrote that Zolqadr has been appointed as the political advisor to the leader of the Islamic Republic:
📝 Appointment of Dr. Zolqadr as the political advisor to the Supreme Leader

💬 The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution appointed Mr. Dr. Zolqadr as his political advisor.

🔻The text of the decree from Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is as follows:

✏️ In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Dear Brother Mr. Dr. Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr

Considering your valuable experiences, I hereby appoint you as my political advisor. I hope you will be successful and supported in fulfilling this responsibility and in advancing the ideals of the Islamic Revolution, under the guidance of our Master, the Awaited Savior, may God hasten his reappearance.

✍️ Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei
🔄 And finally, the decree for Rezaei's Secretaryship was issued:
Deputy of Communications of the Presidency:
Mohsen Rezaei has become the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council

🔥 But the intriguing part of the story is Mohammad Baqer Khrazi. He had previously stated that Zolqadr would leave and Mohsen Rezaei would take his place. The accuracy of such a clear news does not prove all of Khrazi's claims; however, it is now harder to say that he has no knowledge of the power dynamics behind the scenes, even if he himself claims that his controversial clips were made by artificial intelligence.**
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🔥 Amir Hossein Sabati (elected representative for the people of Tehran in the Islamic Consultative Assembly) against Pezeshkian titled "Principally 2":
Pezeshkian stood against Mojtaba's request (Zolqadr's departure and Rezaei's arrival).
Principally 2; the publication of Mohsen Rezaei's decree by the Supreme Leader

With the revelation of the Supreme Leader's decree for Mohsen Rezaei in the Supreme National Security Council, another issue became clear: for a long time, Pezeshkian had been resisting this request from the Supreme Leader (Zolqadr's departure and Rezaei's arrival) as the head of this council.

Thanks to God, almost everything has become clear to the people, and no one is deceived by the notion that "everything is coordinated with the leadership." In fact, the people have realized that those who, under the project of unity and with the stick of unity, want to suppress the demanding public and place all the blame on the leadership in front of the cameras, are acting contrary to his views.

Mr. Pezeshkian! Moving in the direction of leadership is not just about talking; change your steering wheel before the people change you.
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