Posted on 06/28/2008 6:15:08 PM PDT by nuconvert
Iran's Khamenei names new security council representative
Jun 28, 2008
NICOSIA (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday named top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili as his representative on the national security council, of which Jalili is already secretary, state media reported.
Jalili succeeds former nuclear chief and current parliament speaker Ali Larijani as Khamenei's representative.
"You are expected to be able to help the power and independence of the Islamic system by active participation and constant exchange of views with me," Khamenei said in a letter to Jalili carried by the state broadcaster.
Jalili, who is a close ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, replaced Larijani
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Is he shorter than Ahmadinejad?
He’s not a big man. I can’t remember seeing pics of him standing next to Ahmadinejad
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