{"id":335505,"date":"2025-08-12T15:47:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=335505"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:47:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:47:40","slug":"ali-larijanis-first-regional-tour-as-security-chief-met-with-hostility-in-lebanon-and-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/ali-larijanis-first-regional-tour-as-security-chief-met-with-hostility-in-lebanon-and-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Larijani\u2019s First Regional Tour as Security Chief Met With Hostility in Lebanon and Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_335506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335506\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-335506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ali-larijani-boarding-plane-10082025.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Larijani \u2014 now the Iranian regime\u2019s Secretary of the Supreme Security Council \u2014 boards a plane on February 11, 2019\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ali-larijani-boarding-plane-10082025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ali-larijani-boarding-plane-10082025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ali-larijani-boarding-plane-10082025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ali-larijani-boarding-plane-10082025-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ali-larijani-boarding-plane-10082025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ali-larijani-boarding-plane-10082025-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ali Larijani \u2014 now the Iranian regime\u2019s Secretary of the Supreme Security Council \u2014 boards a plane on February 11, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"491\"><strong><em>Two-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"801\">Ali Larijani\u2019s debut trip as the Iranian regime\u2019s new Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council \u2014 to Iraq and Lebanon \u2014 has drawn sharp pushback from regional leaders, media, and analysts, reflecting what many see as Tehran\u2019s weakened leverage and growing isolation in its own sphere of influence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"1393\">The tour, which began on August 10 in Baghdad and will conclude in Beirut, comes amid rising pressure on Iran\u2019s proxy forces, especially the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq and Hezbollah in Lebanon. According to Iraqi political sources cited by local media, one of Larijani\u2019s main goals is to persuade Shia factions to secure parliamentary passage of the PMF law \u2014 a move seen in Tehran as vital to cementing the militia\u2019s legal and military standing. These sources believe the visit is linked to \u201cconcerns over Baghdad yielding to <a href=\"https:\/\/thearabweekly.com\/us-steps-efforts-block-funding-iraqs-popular-mobilisation-forces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. pressure<\/a>\u201d to rein in or dissolve the PMF.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1996\">In Lebanon, the trip lands in the middle of a political storm over the government\u2019s decision to approve a U.S.-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah \u2014 a policy Iran has openly opposed. The influential daily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nidaalwatan.com\/article\/338325-%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1612\">Nidaa al-Watan<\/em> cast <\/a>the visit as \u201cHezbollah\u2019s appeal to Larijani.\u201d Meanwhile, <em data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1690\">Huna Lebanon<\/em> told Tehran in an unusually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisislebanon.com\/lebanon\/559892\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blunt editorial<\/a>: \u201cThe policy implemented toward Lebanon is a policy that the overwhelming majority of Lebanese do not want.\u201d It accused Iran\u2019s backing of Hezbollah of \u201cshattering the economy\u201d and setting the country \u201c100 years back\u201d without achieving any strategic advantage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ali Larijani&#39;s Reappointment Marks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Khamenei?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Khamenei<\/a>&#39;s Tactical Retreat Amid Deepening Regime Crisis in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zYucnIqiYa\">https:\/\/t.co\/zYucnIqiYa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1953795679987339271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2430\">According to <em data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2021\">Al-Anbaa<\/em>, both President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam planned to convey to Larijani \u201ca clear and firm position\u201d on Hezbollah\u2019s disarmament and to register Beirut\u2019s rejection of Iranian interference. Lebanon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/arab-and-world\/2025\/08\/12\/%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agriculture Minister warned<\/a> that continued meddling could lead to recalling the Iranian ambassador, while the National Bloc party has already called for him to be declared \u201cpersona non grata.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2432\" data-end=\"2816\">Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces Party, went further, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annahar.com\/Lebanon\/236825\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urging the government<\/a> to call emergency Arab League and Gulf Cooperation Council meetings to address \u201cthe threat of the Islamic Republic against Lebanon\u201d and to file a complaint with the UN Security Council. \u201cIran\u2019s interventions over the past 40 years have destroyed Lebanon and pushed it decades backward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"528\">Larijani\u2019s rapid deployment to Baghdad and Beirut \u2014 just days <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/ali-larijanis-reappointment-marks-khameneis-tactical-retreat-amid-deepening-regime-crisis-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after his appointment<\/a> \u2014 underscores the tactical purpose behind his reinstatement. Far from a routine diplomatic mission, the trip reflects the Supreme Leader\u2019s attempt to shore up a fraying network of proxies in the face of mounting internal dissent, regional pushback, and deepening international isolation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Larijani\u2019s Trip Signals <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Regime\u2019s Desperation to Maintain Control in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a> and Syria<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A9pti7HAN8\">https:\/\/t.co\/A9pti7HAN8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1859696536290263177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"1004\">Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani framed his return as a move to \u201cincrease national cohesion and strengthen international bargaining power,\u201d but the reality, as analysts note, is more defensive than strategic. The backlash in both Iraq and Lebanon \u2014 where political leaders openly rejected Tehran\u2019s interference and media outlets described Iran\u2019s policies as ruinous \u2014 has laid bare the erosion of the regime\u2019s once-assumed leverage in its own sphere of influence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1339\">Much like his earlier tenure as national security chief, Larijani\u2019s role is less about moderation than about managing the optics of survival. His presence in the region signals not a shift in policy but an urgent bid to preserve the appearance of control while Tehran faces unprecedented political, social, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-regime-faces-strategic-isolation-as-vulnerabilities-mount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic pressures<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-minute read Ali Larijani&rsquo;s debut trip as the Iranian regime&rsquo;s new Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council &mdash; to Iraq and Lebanon &mdash; has drawn sharp pushback from regional 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