Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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On Tuesday, Ali Larijani — a senior member of Iran’s National Security Council and a close ally of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — arrived in Muscat to conduct parallel consultations.
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Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Advertisement My career would later take me up the ladder of the National Security Council.
—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
The visit by Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country's Supreme National Security Council, likely focused on what comes next after the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans.
—Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
The visit by Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country’s Supreme National Security Council, likely focused on what comes next after the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Advertisement My career would later take me up the ladder of the National Security Council.
—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
The visit by Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country's Supreme National Security Council, likely focused on what comes next after the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans.
—Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
The visit by Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country’s Supreme National Security Council, likely focused on what comes next after the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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