Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed last week in an Israeli strike. He has a history of expanding the Guards’ reach into Iran’s politics.
Iran’s New Security Chief Is a Hard-Line Former Guards Commander
Originally reported by New York Times
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