https://www.scmp.com/rss/522751/feed The latest news and top stories on Ali Velayati. He serves as a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on international affairs, a role he has held since 1997. He is also a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and head of the board of trustees for Islamic Azad University. Velayati previously served as Iran’s longest-serving Foreign Minister from 1981 to 1997, navigating the Iran-Iraq War and representing Iran on the world stage. With a medical background in... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s top security body, met senior officials in Iraq on Monday, ahead of a visit to Lebanon, where the government plans to disarm the Tehran-backed group Hezbollah. Tehran has suffered a series of blows in its long-running rivalry with Israel, including during 12 days of open war between the two countries in June. Israel, briefly joined by the United States, struck Iranian nuclear facilities, while Israel has also devastated Hamas and Hezbollah since late 2023 – both... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3321504/iran-security-chief-meets-officials-iraq-lebanon-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3321504/iran-security-chief-meets-officials-iraq-lebanon-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:04:59 +0000