TehranRezaee commanded Iran’s Guards through the Iran-Iraq War.
The dual role collapses a check the security system relied on.
As council secretary and the Supreme Leader’s representative, Rezaee both proposes and approves Iran’s security decisions.
Rezaee replaces Zolghadr as Iran weighs reopening negotiations with the US over Hormuz.
Sources: Middle East Eye, TASS, Mehr News Agency, The National