| Supreme National Security Council | |
| Native Name: | Persian: {{noitalic|شورای عالی امنیت ملی |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
| Election1: | Jul 28, 2024 |
| Leader2 Type: | Secretary |
| Leader2: | Ali Akbar Ahmadian |
| Election2: | 22 May 2023 |
| Members: | 23 |
| Meeting Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Supreme National Security Council (SNSC; Persian: شورای عالی امنیت ملی Showrāye Āliye Amniyate Mellī also Supreme Council for National Security) is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The current secretary of the Supreme National Security Council is Ali Akbar Ahmadian. He was appointed to position of secretary by President Ebrahim Raisi on 22 May 2023. The council was formed for the protection and support of national interests and Islamic revolution and territorial integrity and national sovereignty of the country. This institution was founded during the 1989 revision of the constitution.[1]
The responsibilities of the council are defined by the constitution as:
This National Security Council is mandated by Article 176 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran to be presided over by the president of the country.[2] The Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei selects the secretary of the Supreme council.[3] The decisions of the Council are effective after the confirmation by the Supreme Leader.[4] Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) are at the top of the foreign policy decisions process.
Supreme National Security Council formulates the country's nuclear policy. The nuclear policies formulated by the council would become effective if they are confirmed by the Supreme Leader.[5] The secretary of the Supreme council was the chief nuclear negotiator of Iran until 5 September 2013 when responsibility for nuclear talks was assigned to the ministry of foreign affairs.[6]
| № | Secretary | Tenure | Political position | Appointed by | Supreme Leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Picture | Took office | Left office | ||||
| 1 | Hassan Rouhani | 12 October 1989[7] | 15 August 2005 | Right wing | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | Ali Khamenei | |
| Mohammad Khatami | |||||||
| 2 | Ali Larijani | 15 August 2005 | 20 October 2007 | Principlist | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | ||
| 3 | Saeed Jalili | 20 October 2007 | 10 September 2013 | ||||
| 4 | Ali Shamkhani | 10 September 2013 | 22 May 2023 | Reformist | Hassan Rouhani | ||
| Ebrahim Raisi | |||||||
| 5 | Ali Akbar Ahmadian | 22 May 2023 | Principlist | Ebrahim Raisi | |||
As of 2023, following members are:[8]