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world1 month ago•18 min saved

Iran Reboots Security Elite, Elevating Veteran Hardliners After War Losses

Iran reorganized its military and security leadership after wartime losses, installing veteran hardliners across the IRGC, Basij, Navy and national-security bodies, with Ahmad Vahidi elevated to IRGC command and Mohsen Rezaei taking the SNSC secretary post. The reshuffle also places the Basij under Hossein Taeb and signals a tighter, less generationally diverse decision-making circle, raising questions for US policymakers about potential room for compromise with Tehran.

via Fox News|

#ahmad-vahidi #basij #iran

world2 months ago•5 min saved

Iran Elevates Security Leadership as Hormuz Tensions Escalate

ISW-CTP notes Iran is pursuing proactive military actions and a strategic information campaign aimed at framing attacks as deterrence, while appointing Mohsen Rezaei as SNSC secretary—a move signaling a hardline stance to preserve control of the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran warns against states aiding the US and says talks with Washington won’t resume while the US violates a June MoU, while the Houthis attack a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jizan; regional defense pacts with Turkey and Pakistan highlight a broader security front. Iran’s stated aims include securing recognition of Hormuz control, degrading US war-willingness, restoring deterrence, and dividing the US/Israel from Arab states.

via Institute for the Study of War|

#houthis #iran #mohsen-rezaei

world2 months ago•12 min saved

Iran Warns of Global Escalation as U.S. Airstrikes Enter Week Seven

Iran’s senior military adviser Mohsen Rezaei warned that continued U.S. airstrikes could push Tehran into a “full-scale offensive,” saying Iran will no longer confine itself to retaliatory strikes and that no political border will be safe. The warning comes as Washington’s seven-day air campaign continues, with Iran reportedly striking Kuwaiti water/desalination facilities and attempting attacks in Saudi Arabia, including Yanbu and Prince Sultan Air Base, amid multiple injuries to American service members.

via Mediaite|

#airstrikes #escalation #iran

world4 months ago•9 min saved

Iranian adviser says Trump must break deadlock as US-Iran talks stall

Iran’s top military adviser to the Supreme Leader says US-Iran talks are deadlocked and that Trump must break the stalemate, tying any agreement to the release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets as a trust test, while warning Iran could widen a future conflict beyond the Persian Gulf and that it is prepared for a possible US ground invasion.

via The Jerusalem Post|

#donald-trump #iran #mohsen-rezaei

middle-east6 months ago•8 min saved

Iranian official warns Hormuz will stay closed until US leaves and Tehran dictates the war's end

Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei, now a member of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council, warned the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen unless the United States withdraws from the Persian Gulf, arguing that regional security should be managed by Gulf states. He said Tehran would only end the war after full compensation for Iran’s damages and a 100% guarantee against future threats, contingent on the US withdrawal, and he claimed Iran is winning while warning Washington’s capabilities are exhausted.

via The Jerusalem Post|

#iran #irgc #middle-east

world6 months ago•33 min saved

Iranian official vows Hormuz closure until US withdrawal; Tehran sets terms for ending war

Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei, now on Iran’s Expediency Council, warned that the Strait of Hormuz “will not reopen” unless the United States withdraws from the Persian Gulf, and said Tehran would only end the war after receiving full compensation for damages and a 100% guarantee against future threats. He argued regional security should be managed by Gulf states themselves, signaling a tougher Tehran stance as tensions escalate, a broader push that included Iranian officials linking the crisis to US-Israeli actions and asserting Iran’s growing power post-conflict.

via Yahoo|

#expediency-council #iran #mohsen-rezaei