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Iran appoints Rezaei as security council secretary, Taeb Basij head

8/31/2026

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Rezaei Threatens Retaliation

Iran’s supreme leader appointed Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of Supreme National Security Council and Hossein Taeb as head of Basij on August 11-12, 2026.
A report noted President Donald Trump’s oil-gas stock holdings rose up to $15.5 million, while U.S. indexes gained 19%-27% since late March.
Mohsen Rezaei warned United States would face seismic retaliation if it escalated economic war.
Hossein Taeb was ordered to expand Basij presence abroad against “Zionist-American arrogance.”

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Rezaei Appointed

Iran’s supreme leader appointed Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and Hossein Taeb as Basij head on August 11-12, 2026.
The appointments arrive during a deep split between hardliners pushing war and pragmatists urging peace, highlighting public hardship from the conflict.
Hardliners denounce U.S. deals as failures and call any diplomacy surrender.
President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi say war-battered economy demands urgent peace.

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Rezaei Threatens Retaliation

Iran’s supreme leader appointed Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of Supreme National Security Council and Hossein Taeb as head of Basij on August 11-12, 2026.
A report noted President Donald Trump’s oil-gas stock holdings rose up to $15.5 million, while U.S. indexes gained 19%-27% since late March.
Mohsen Rezaei warned United States would face seismic retaliation if it escalated economic war.
Hossein Taeb was ordered to expand Basij presence abroad against “Zionist-American arrogance.”

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