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Supreme National Security Council (Persian: شورای عالی امنیت ملی Shoraye Aliye Amniate Melli) is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the current secretary of which is Saeed Jalili. This institution was founded during the 1989 revision of the constitution. ^[1]

The responsibilities of the council is defined by the constitution as:

1. Determining the defense and national security policies within the framework of general policies determined by the Leader;
2. coordination of activities in the areas relating to politics, intelligence, social, cultural and economic fields in regard to general defense and security policies; and
3. exploitation of materialistic and intellectual resources of the country for facing the internal and external threats.

Contents 1 Composition 2 Nuclear policy 3 2006 session 4 References and notes 5 External links

[edit] Composition

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 president selects the secretary of the council.^[3] The decisions of the Council are effective after the confirmation by the Supreme Leader.^[4]. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is at the top of the foreign-policy process^[5].

[edit] Nuclear policy

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.^[6] The Secretary of the council doubles as the chief nuclear negotiator of Iran.

[edit] 2006 session

For the October 2006 session convened by the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the following members were present:^[7]

1. Head of the Executive- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
2. Head of the Legislative- Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani
3. Head of the Judiciary- Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani
4. Chief of the Supreme Command Council of the Armed Forces (SCCAF)- Major General Ataollah Salehi
5. Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization, formerly the Plan and Budget Organisation (PBO)- Farhad Rahbar
6. First Vice President- Parviz Davudi
7. Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and Chief Nuclear Negotiator-Saeed Jalili
8. Minister of Foreign Affairs- Manuchehr Mottaki
9. Minister of the Interior- [[]]
10. Minister of Information (Intelligence and Security)- [[]]
11. Chief of the Army- Brigadier General Mohammad-Hossein Dadress
12. Chief of the Islamic Revolution’s Guards Corps (IRGC)- Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari
13. Head of the Guardian Council- Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati
14. Minister of Defence- Rear Admiral Mostafa Mohammad Najjar
15. Vice Pres. for Atomic Energy- Ali Akbar Salehi
16. Min. of Science, Research, & Technology- Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi
17. Minister of Energy- Parviz Fattah
18. Permanent Representative to the UN- Javad Zarif
19. Ali Larijani (Secretary of the Council, 2005-2007)

[edit] References and notes

[edit] External links

• Supreme Defense Council (SDC)
• Iran’s President Criticized Over Nuclear Issue