Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsAnalysis Iran's leadership changes are not just a fight between 'extremists' and 'pragmatists' – they're a struggle over the powers to guide Iran's future. Meanwhile, Trump is at a loss on Hormuz, as Tehran has yet to be deterred by his economic sanctionsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe01:25 PM • August 11 2026 IDTJust five months after his appointment, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary-General Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr was replaced on Sunday, and was replaced by Mohsen Rezaei, adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.CommentsIn the NewsIran Leadership Shake-up: Tehran Arming Up for Trump's Economic War Over HormuzPoll: Eisenkot-led Opposition Bloc Just One Seat Short of Winning MajorityNetanyahu to Secure Likud Seat for Defense Minister Katz, Shielding From PrimaryTrump's Iran War: Without Strategy, There Is No Path to VictoryFrom Jerusalem to Haifa: 15 Recommended Cafés Open on ShabbatRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Who Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?