Iran replaces top security official with Revolutionary Guard member.
TL;DR
Ali Shamkhani, a long-time ally of Iran's supreme leader, has stepped down as the country's top security official, two months after signing a China-brokered deal with Saudi Arabia to end a political rift. A Revolutionary Guards commander, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, has replaced Shamkhani. Shamkhani might be considered for a "more important position" in Iran.
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- Iran's Shamkhani steps down as top security official - state media Reuters
- Iran’s president appoints new official in powerful security post Yahoo News
- Who is Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Iran’s new security chief? Al Jazeera English
- Iran’s security chief Shamkhani replaced with Revolutionary Guard official The Times of Israel
- Iran replaces security chief Shamkhani with IRGC official Al-Monitor
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