Iran Appoints New Security Chief

Iran's new Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian (left) is seen next to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a meeting in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this picture obtained on May 22, 2023.
Iran's new Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian (left) is seen next to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a meeting in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this picture obtained on May 22, 2023.

Iran's Security Chief Ali Shamkhani has stepped down with President Ebrahim Raisi appointing a heavily sanctioned Revolutionary Guards commander as his replacement.