Ali Akbar Ahmadian
Iran
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
government
Ali Akbar Ahmadian Babaki is an Iranian military officer and was secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), a position to which he was appointed on 22 May 2023. He is also currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council since 2022.
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Sep 23, 2026
Lean Right
Not directly mentioned, but as SNSC secretary he is relevant to the security portfolio.
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Sep 20, 2026
Lean Left
The former IRGC commander turned security council figure remains part of the inner circle shaping Iran's seven conditions for talks with Washington.
Moderates view him as a competent but rigid operator whose institutional loyalties make him unlikely to champion the flexibility a durable deal would require.
Sep 18, 2026
Lean Left
No specific article today, but as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council he is the institutional gatekeeper for any Iran-US follow-up to the understanding endorsed by Pakistan.
Moderates worry Ahmadian will use his position to slow-walk any normalization that could reduce the IRGC's economic and political dominance.
Sep 15, 2026
Far Right
The Supreme National Security Council Secretary is a key figure in the security apparatus shaping Iran's stance in the Muscat talks.
Principlists expect him to ensure that any negotiation is conducted from the position of strength that the resistance axis has built.
Aug 9, 2026
Center
He is the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council whose resignation was the subject of the day's political speculation and presidential confirmation.
His departure is read as a sign that hardline pressure is reshaping key security portfolios, a setback for pragmatists who favored continuity in nuclear and regional negotiations.
Jul 11, 2026
Lean Right
As secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, he warned that any attack on Iran's infrastructure would be met with retaliation, specifically against the Zionist regime.
Conservatives praise his tough stance as necessary deterrence against US and Israeli threats.
Jul 7, 2026
Lean Left
Ahmadian, representative of the Supreme Leader on the Defense Council, published a statement emphasizing that the martyrdom of Khamenei places a heavier responsibility on all.
Moderates view his rhetoric as reinforcing hardline unity, which may limit space for political openness during the transition.
Jul 6, 2026
Center
As Secretary of Supreme National Security Council, he declared that the nation shouts 'resistance against enemies and revenge for blood', warning the world to watch Iran.
Pragmatists appreciate his firm security posture but worry that inflammatory rhetoric could provoke a crisis during the delicate transition period.