Supreme National Security Council

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government body national security council

The Supreme National Security Council is Iran’s top decision-making body for national security and foreign policy, coordinating military, intelligence, and diplomatic strategies under the oversight of the country’s highest leaders.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Supreme National Security Council of Iran	10
Supreme National Security Council canonical	7
شورای عالی امنیت ملی	3
National Security Council	1
Supreme National Security Council (de facto authority)	1
Supreme National Security Council of Iran (strategic oversight)	1
Supreme National Security Council to coordinate activities in defense and security fields	1
Supreme National Security Council to determine defense and national security policies	1
Supreme National Security Council to mobilize resources against threats	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1658280 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Supreme National Security Council
Context triple: [Government of Iran, hasCouncil, Supreme National Security Council]

A. National Security Council of the United States
The National Security Council of the United States is a senior advisory body within the executive branch that coordinates national security and foreign policy strategy for the president.
B. Council of National Security (when convened)
The Council of National Security (when convened) is a top-level Polish advisory body that brings together key state leaders to consult on matters of national security and strategic policy.
C. National Security Secretariat
The National Security Secretariat is a central UK government body responsible for coordinating national security policy and supporting the work of the National Security Council.
D. Council for National Defense and Security
The Council for National Defense and Security is a top-level Vietnamese state body responsible for advising and directing national defense, security, and wartime or emergency policies under the leadership of the country’s highest officials.
E. National Security Council (United Kingdom)
The National Security Council (United Kingdom) is a senior government committee that coordinates the country’s national security, foreign policy, and defense strategy across relevant departments.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Supreme National Security Council
Target entity description: The Supreme National Security Council is Iran’s top decision-making body for national security and foreign policy, coordinating military, intelligence, and diplomatic strategies under the oversight of the country’s highest leaders.

A. National Security Council of the United States
The National Security Council of the United States is a senior advisory body within the executive branch that coordinates national security and foreign policy strategy for the president.
B. Council of National Security (when convened)
The Council of National Security (when convened) is a top-level Polish advisory body that brings together key state leaders to consult on matters of national security and strategic policy.
C. National Security Secretariat
The National Security Secretariat is a central UK government body responsible for coordinating national security policy and supporting the work of the National Security Council.
D. Council for National Defense and Security
The Council for National Defense and Security is a top-level Vietnamese state body responsible for advising and directing national defense, security, and wartime or emergency policies under the leadership of the country’s highest officials.
E. National Security Council (United Kingdom)
The National Security Council (United Kingdom) is a senior government committee that coordinates the country’s national security, foreign policy, and defense strategy across relevant departments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government body ⓘ national security council ⓘ
abbreviation	SNSC ⓘ
approves	major security and defense agreements ⓘ
authorityOver	coordination of armed forces policies ⓘ coordination of intelligence organizations ⓘ
chairedBy	President of Iran ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Article 176 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ
decisionApprovalRequiredFrom	Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
deputyChair	Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ linked to: Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
establishedBy	Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
function	coordinate defense policy ⓘ coordinate diplomatic strategy ⓘ coordinate intelligence strategy ⓘ coordinate military strategy ⓘ ensure national security policies are consistent with overall state policy ⓘ
includesMember	Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ linked to: Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army ⓘ linked to: Supreme Leader of Iran Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ linked to: Supreme Leader of Iran Head of the Judiciary of Iran ⓘ Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Minister of Intelligence of Iran ⓘ Minister of Interior of Iran ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Interior of Iran President of Iran ⓘ Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly ⓘ representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
influences	Iran’s nuclear policy ⓘ Iran’s regional security policy ⓘ
jurisdiction	Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ linked to: Iran
language	Persian ⓘ
location	Tehran ⓘ
meetsAt	Tehran ⓘ
nativeName	شورای عالی امنیت ملی ⓘ linked to: Supreme National Security Council
overseenBy	Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
previousSecretary	Ali Shamkhani ⓘ Hassan Rouhani ⓘ Saeed Jalili ⓘ
reportsTo	Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
responsibleFor	crisis management in national security matters ⓘ defense policy of Iran ⓘ major foreign policy decisions related to security ⓘ national security strategy of Iran ⓘ
role	top decision-making body for foreign policy in Iran ⓘ top decision-making body for national security in Iran ⓘ
secretary	Ali Akbar Ahmadian ⓘ
secretaryStartDate	2023 ⓘ
sector	foreign policy ⓘ national security ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Iran → hasCouncil → Supreme National Security Council ⓘ

Presidency of Iran → participatesIn → Supreme National Security Council ⓘ

Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran → coordinatesWith → Supreme National Security Council of Iran ⓘ