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Supreme National Security Council (SNSC; Persian: شورای عالی امنیت ملیShowrāye 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:
Determining the defense and national security policies of the country within the framework of general policies determined by the Leader.
Coordination of political activities, intelligence, social, cultural and economic fields relating to general policies of defense and national security.
Exploitation of material and intellectual resources of the country for facing the internal and external threats.
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