The Iranian presidency announced the appointment of Muhammad Baqir Zolqadr as Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council.

Assistant to the Iranian President for Public Relations, Mehdi Tabatabai, explained that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Mr. Mojtaba Khamenei, approved the appointment of Zulqadr as the successor to former Secretary Ali Larijani, who was martyred during the current month of March.

Since 2020, Dhu al-Qadr has held the position of Secretary-General of the Expediency Discernment Council.