Iran's Khamenei Appoints Ex-IRGC Chief Rezaei to Top Security Post
🎖️ TEHRAN — Khamenei's first security appointment in months is his most hawkish yet. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Rezaei led the IRGC for 16 years and consistently backed maximum pressure on Hormuz. His elevation — while succession anxiety is visible and talks stall — signals hardline consolidation, not transition flexibility. Oman's mediation track loses its interlocutor. For Israel's strike planners, the IRGC's institutional weight in Tehran just increased.
