TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili has made three key changes at the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

Jalili was named secretary of the council in October when Ali Larijani resigned.
According to a decree issued by Jalili, Mehdi Bokhraie, who has headed think tanks at the army and the Revolutionary Guards, replaced Ali Monfared as the council’s foreign policy head.
Ahmad Khaledi, a former deputy commerce minister, was named director in charge of economic policy in place of Mohammad Nahavandian.
Jaili also appointed the former director of the official IRNA news agency, Ahmad Khadem-ol Meleh, as the official for communications, replacing Abdol-Reza Rahmani Fazli.
Jalili’s official title is secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, a position which also means he is the top Iranian negotiator in talks with the European Union and other parties on the nuclear dispute.