Tehran, Aug. 10 -- Iran has carried out a sudden reshuffle at the top of its political and national-security establishment, with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei moving former Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr into the role of his political adviser while appointing veteran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohsen Rezaei as his representative on the powerful security council.

In a series of posts on X on Sunday, Khamenei announced the appointments, saying, "In consideration of your valuable experience, I hereby appoint you to be my Political Advisor." Addressing Zolghadr, he added, "I hope that in carrying out this responsibility and in advancing the ideals of the Islamic Revolutio...