Ali Shamkhani (former SNSC Secretary, Moderate)
Ali Shamkhani is an Iranian admiral and politician who served as Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (2013–2023), overseeing security policy and nuclear negotiations.
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Sep 6, 2026
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Not in today's news, but his past as a security official is a foil for Principlist critiques of backchannel talks with the US that have now collapsed.
Principlists view his departure as positive, as he symbolized an era of 'negotiation fatigue' that achieved nothing while empowering reformist voices.