Iran turns to IRGC veteran to lead top security body

TEHRAN — Iran has appointed Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, a veteran commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), as the new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. He replaces Ali Larijani, who was assassinated in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike last week.

Russia's president condoles with Iran's Leader over Larijani's martyrdom

TEHRAN- Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a letter of condolence to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei over the martyrdom of Iran's top security official during unprovoked American-Israeli aggression.

Condolences and condemnations pour in after Larijani's martyrdom

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei calls Larijani a leading scholar and insightful figure

TEHRAN — Responding to the assassination of Ali Larijani, a towering figure in Iranian politics and the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Iranian officials, statesmen, politicians and regional allies have expressed profound grief, condemned the attack as an act of terrorism, and reaffirmed their resolve to continue the path of resistance against Israel and the U.S. as the aggressors.

Iran defies enemy’s ‘decapitation’ strategy

TEHRAN – Despite a relentless, campaign of targeted assassinations conducted by the United States and Israel, Iran has successfully resisted what strategists in Washington and Tel Aviv believe would led to a swift collapse of the government.

Culture minister expresses condolences for Ali Larijani’s martyrdom

TEHRAN – Following the martyrdom of Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's National Security Council, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance expressed condolences in a message.

Iran's security chief Ali Larijani assassinated in US-Israeli bombardment

TEHRAN - The Secretary of Iran's National Security Council, Ali Larijani, was assassinated by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran, according to an IRIB report published Tuesday night.

‘Trump won’t be let off the hook’: Iran vows retribution for U.S.–Israel aggression 

TEHRAN – Iran’s top security official issued a defiant warning against the United States and the Israeli regime, saying Washington and Tel Aviv would not escape the consequences of their aggression.

Israel, US have ‘broken our heart, we will break their heart,’ Larijani says of Leader’s assassinat

TEHRAN – Following the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an Israeli-U.S. airstrike on his office on Saturday morning, a top Iranian security official told a televised program on Sunday morning that the United States and the Zionist Israeli regime have “broken the heart of the Iranians” and in response “we will break their heart”.

Defensive deterrence is non-negotiable: Iran’s Larijani

Iran’s security chief says Israel seeking to sabotage nuclear talks with US

TEHRAN - A top Iranian security official has said Tehran won’t negotiate over its ballistic missile program as a deterrence capability. 

Netanyahu arrives in Washington to press Trump as Iran–US talks resume

TEHRAN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington after moving up his trip, a step widely seen as an attempt to obstruct renewed diplomatic engagement between Iran and the United States.

Larijani visits Doha and Muscat ahead of second round of nuclear talks 

TEHRAN – Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, held high-level talks in Doha on Wednesday as Tehran continues an intense round of regional consultations amid ongoing indirect negotiations with the United States.

Pezeshkian says Oman-mediated talks offer fair solution if US shows respect

TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian says the latest indirect talks between Iran and the United States, held in Oman, offer a real opportunity for a just and mutually acceptable resolution of the nuclear issue, provided Washington abandons pressure and excessive demands.

Diplomacy advances despite ‘artificial media war narrative,’ says Iranian security chief

TEHRAN — Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, has countered the prevailing Western rhetoric of inevitable conflict between Iran and the United States.

Putin hosts Iranian security chief in Kremlin

TEHRAN — President Vladimir Putin received Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, for a high-stakes summit at the Kremlin on Friday.

Iran’s Larijani, Qatar PM share views on regional developments

TEHRAN – Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday telephoned Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to share views about the latest developments in the region.

Baghdad and Tehran vow closer ties, celebrate US withdrawal from key airbase

TEHRAN — The foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq held a joint press conference in Tehran on Sunday, using the occasion to celebrate the diminishing presence of American forces in Iraq and to reinforce a united front against Western interference in regional affairs.

Qatar says any move to destabilize Iran will have serious regional repercussions 

TEHRAN - Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary held phone talks on Tuesday night with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji about the latest developments in the region. 

Americans be mindful of their soldiers’ safety, Iran says in response to Trump’s military threat

TEHRAN - Iran’s national security chief on Friday warned President Donald Trump that any U.S. interference in Iran’s internal affairs would put the lives of American soldiers in the region in jeopardy, saying Trump should understand the consequences of any military intervention.

High-level Iran-Russia talks set North–South Corridor on path to operation

TEHRAN – Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, and Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister for Transport, Vitaly Savelyev, emphasized the need to fast-track the strategic North–South Transport Corridor during high-level talks in Tehran on Tuesday.

Pakistan pledges diplomatic backing for Iran during top security official’s visit to Islamabad

TEHRAN – Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari, in a meeting with Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reaffirmed his country’s solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran against the aggression of the Israeli regime.

Neighbors continue high-level exchanges as Larijani heads to ‘brotherly’ Pakistan

TEHRAN – Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, has departed for Pakistan in a visit aimed at deepening political and security cooperation between the two neighbors.

Larijani asks Lebanese president to release footage of August meeting

TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has publicly demanded that Lebanese President Michel Aoun release the video recording of his August meeting with Iran’s Security Chief Ali Larijani, following Aoun’s earlier claims that he spoke "very harshly" to the Iranian official during their discussions in Beirut.