Ali Larijani, the Islamic Republic's supreme national security council secretary, photographed at a Hezbollah ceremony on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept 27, 2025. Larijani had also made several trips to key ally Moscow in recent months to discuss a range of security ties, in a further sign of his return to high-level diplomacy. But in the wake of January's outpouring of anti-government anger, his security council role was denounced by Washington. - Engaging with Putin -Larijani has cautioned that Iran's nuclear program "can never be destroyed". Born in Najaf, Iraq, in 1958 to a leading Iranian clerical family, ‌Larijani moved to Iran as a child and went on ⁠to earn a philosophy PhD.

Source: Bangkok Post March 01, 2026 11:08 UTC