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Mohsen Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: محسن رضایی, born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: سبزوار رضایی میرقائد); born 1 September[citation needed] 1954) is an Iranian principlist politician affiliated with the Resistance Front of Islamic Iran[1] and senior military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, secretary of the Supreme Council for Economic Coordination [fa], as well as the secretary of the Iranian government's Economic Committee.[3] He was secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council from 1997 to 2021 and Vice President of Iran for Economic Affairs between 2021 and 2023.

Key Information

From 1980 to 1997, Rezaee was commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Before the Iranian Revolution, Rezaee was a member of the Islamist guerrilla rebel group Mansouroun and joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization following the revolution.[4]

Dubbed a "perennial candidate",[5] Rezaee ran as a conservative presidential candidate in the 2009 elections,[6] coming third with 1.7 percent of the vote, behind winner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and reformist runner-up Mir-Hossein Mousavi.[7] He was also a candidate in 2013 presidential election and received 3,884,412 votes. He ranked fourth behind winner Hassan Rouhani, runner-up Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Saeed Jalili.

In the 2021 election, Rezaee was the runner-up to the winner Ebrahim Raisi, who came victorious from the first round, garnering 3.4 million votes, slightly lower than his 2013 tally.

Early life and education

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Rezaee was born in Masjed Soleyman on 9 September[citation needed] 1954 to a religious Bakhtiyari nomadic family.[8] He spent his childhood and adolescence in the oil-rich city of Masjed Soleyman (Irsoleymān) in southwestern Iran.

Along with his close friends, Rezaee established the "Religion and Science Association". When he was to begin studying at a high school run by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) in 1969, Rezaee moved to the city of Ahvaz. At said school, he started his political and cultural struggle against the Shah's regime and was arrested by the SAVAK in his last year. Rezaee was 17 when he served five months in solitary confinement. He did not stop his political activities after he was released from prison.

Rezaee arrived in Tehran in 1974 to study mechanical engineering at Iran University of Science and Technology. He studied and worked at the same time. SAVAK intensified its crackdown on guerrilla groups to which he was a member. He had to abandon the university.

He launched provincial branches of Mansouroun guerrilla fighters in seven provinces. When Ruhollah Khomeini returned home from exile, the Mansouroun group was tasked with protecting the revolutionary leader. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, seven armed Muslim groups teamed up and established the Islamic Revolution Mujahideen Organization to safeguard the nascent Islamic Revolution.

Although he studied mechanical engineering at Iran University of Science and Technology before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Rezaee switched to economics after the Iran–Iraq War, studying at Tehran University and received his PhD in 2001.[9]

Career

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Ali Sayad Shirazi and Mohsen Rezaee

Rezaee joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and later was appointed chief of its intelligence division.[10] He was appointed the IRGC commander by Ruhollah Khomeini, and after it grew in organizational complexity he assumed the office of IRGC's commander-in-chief on 11 September 1981,[11] when he was 27 years old, and remained in the post until he announced his retirement from all of his military posts. He actively participated in the Iran–Iraq War.[12] In 1986, he was named member of the Supreme Defense Council.[12]

Rezaee was removed from the IRGC in 1997 due to pressures from the followers of the then president Mohammad Khatami.[13] Another reason for his dismissal was his failure to respond to the perceived threat of attack from the US.[10] He was replaced by Yahya Rahim Safavi.[14]

He became a member of Expediency Discernment Council and then its secretary in August 1997.[15] He was also appointed chair of the commission for macroeconomics and commerce. In addition, he is a reviewer of Iran's 2025 version development.

Rezaee founded the news website Tabnak, originally Baztab, in 2002 as a reaction to the proliferation of reformist websites.[16][17][18] He also co-founded Imam Hossein University and teaches there.[citation needed]

It is reported that he returned to IRGC in 2015.[1]

Presidential campaigns

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Rezaee was a candidate of the presidential election of 2005, but withdrew on 15 June 2005, only two days before the election. Rezaee mentioned withdrawing from the race for "the integration of the nation's votes" and "their effectiveness". He did not endorse any candidate.[19]

On 23 April 2009, he announced that he entered the 2009 presidential race, after trying to find another conservative to run against President Ahmadinejad, which he lost.[6] He was also a candidate in the 2013 election. Rezaee announced his run for presidency in October 2012.[20]

Rezaee (first from left) with Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei in funeral of a commander of the Air Force, 8 January 1995.

On 12 December 2016, Rezaee announced that he "has no decision to run for president" in the 2017 election.[21] However, in February 2017 he told press that if asked by the Popular Front of Islamic Revolutionary Forces to stand, he "will think about it".[22]

Views

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In 1988, Rezaee sent a letter to Ayatollah Khomeini, arguing that the Iran–Iraq War could not be won.[10]

In the run-up to the 2009 Iranian elections, Rezaee criticized opposing candidate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's public comments questioning the Holocaust as "not useful" for Iran's international standing.[23] Rezaee stated on 2 August 2009 that the ongoing trials of so-called 'prisoners' was an unjust act, issuing a letter on behalf of the Expediency Council of which he is the secretary, condemning the government.[24]

In September 2019, Rezaee expressed his hope that Iran would capture US President Donald Trump and place him on trial.[25]

Controversy

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A clash and the disagreement over strategy to be adopted in the Iran–Iraq War emerged between Ali Sayed Shirazi, commander of land forces, and Rezaee in July 1986.[12] When this rivalry became public, Ayatollah Khomeini met them in his residence on 19 July 1986 and urged them to "seek unity", telling them "You must endeavor, not to think in terms of being members of the Armed Forces or those of the Guards Corps or of the Basij forces. ... We must understand that if there were to be any disputes among you ... not only are we doomed here and now, but we also are guilty before God."[12]

In November 2006, Argentine Judge Rodolfo Canicoba Corral issued international arrest warrants for Rezaee, six other Iranians, and one Lebanese in connection with the AMIA bombing, the attacks on 18 July 1994, a suicide bombing of the Jewish cultural center (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which resulted in the deaths of 85 people and serious injuries to 151.[26] The attack on the Jewish cultural center came two years after the 1992 terrorist bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires. In 1998, Rezaee's son, Ahmad, defected to the United States, where he told officials that the attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires was planned in Tehran. The son told U.S. authorities that he had accompanied his father to Lebanon to witness the training.[26] Ahmad Rezaee returned to Iran after a short time and declared that his statements about his father's involvement in the bombing were baseless.[27] Mohsen Rezaee has been on the official Wanted list of Interpol since March 2007, for allegations of "Aggravated Murder and Damages" related to the 1994 AMIA bombing case.[28][29][30] Rezaee rejected the allegations, saying in June 2009, "These charges were a sheer lie".[31] Following his alleged involvement in the bombing, in 2007 Razaee was subject to an Interpol Red Notice, marking him internationally wanted for "aggravated murder and damages".[32]

On 16 June 2025, during the Israel–Iran conflict, Rezaee claimed on state television that Pakistan has assured Iran it would launch a nuclear strike on Israel if Israel were to use nuclear weapons against Iran. Rezaee also said Iran possesses "undisclosed" military capabilities.[33] However, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif dismissed the claim.[34]

US Sanctions

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On January 10 2020, Razaee was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals List under Executive Order 13876. The sanctions were imposed due to his involvement in advancing the regime’s destabilizing objectives.[35][36]

Electoral history

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Rezaee casting his vote in 2016 parliamentary election
Main article: Electoral history of Mohsen Rezaee
Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2000 Parliament 539,796 18.41 36th Lost
2005 President – Withdrew
2009 President 678,240 1.73 3rd Lost
2013 President Increase 3,884,412 Increase 10.55 4th Lost
2021 President Decrease 3,412,712 Increase 11.79 2nd Lost

Personal life

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Rezaee married in 1974. He has five children, two sons and three daughters. His eldest son, Ahmad, migrated to the United States in 1998 and sought political asylum.[9]

Ahmad spoke against the policies of the Iranian Islamic government, and accused his father and others of supporting terrorist acts.[9] He returned to Iran in 2005, recanting his statements,[9] then migrated to the United Arab Emirates in 2011. On 13 November 2011, his body was found in a hotel in Dubai.[9] It was reported that he was killed by a hotel servant, but the Dubai Police stated that he had died after taking a large quantity of antidepressants.[18] His brother, Omidvar, is a member of the Parliament of Iran since 2008.

Works

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  • Iran at future horizon
  • Fath's orders
  • Iran and Middle East
  • Look of the Sun
  • I want to die like a cloud
  • 186 Pilgrim notes
  • Regional Iran
  • Answer to some questions about War
  • Establishment of Badr's Sepah
  • Explanation of trade flows on industrial productivity in Iran
  • Rights of the accused in the court system
  • Hidden Hands
  • The third face of economic jihad
  • Ahmad Kazemi's biography
  • Model for cultural policy and planning
  • Who was Ebrahim Hemat?
  • The second wave of the Revolution
  • Economic Federalism
  • Monetary theory, and general equilibrium Atyar

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Mohsen Rezaee (born 1 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and retired (IRGC) commander who led the organization as its commander-in-chief from 1981 to 1997. During his tenure at the IRGC, Rezaee oversaw the force's expansion amid the Iran-Iraq War, directing operations that included human wave assaults and the development of the paramilitary. He resigned in 1997, transitioning to political roles, including membership in the since that year and serving as its secretary until 2021. Rezaee has sought the Iranian presidency multiple times without success, registering as a candidate in 2009, 2013, and 2021, often positioning himself as an economic reformer. He briefly held the position of Vice President for Economic Affairs under President from 2021 to 2023, focusing on coordination of economic policies amid sanctions. His career has drawn criticism from regime opponents for alleged involvement in wartime tactics resulting in high casualties and support for proxy militias abroad, though such claims stem largely from exile sources with incentives to highlight regime abuses.

Early Life

Pre-Revolutionary Background and Revolutionary Involvement

Mohsen Rezaee, born Sabzevar Rezaee Mir-Ghaed on September 9, 1954, in , , originated from a religious Bakhtiyari nomadic family, part of the broader ethnic group prevalent in the region. His family's nomadic lifestyle and ties to Shia clerical traditions exposed him from an early age to religious influences that fostered opposition to the secularizing policies of the Pahlavi monarchy. During his adolescence in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Rezaee engaged in cultural and ideological resistance against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's regime, reflecting growing anti-Shah sentiments among religious youth in southwestern . As a teenager, he joined the Mansouroun, an armed Islamist guerrilla group dedicated to overthrowing the through underground operations, where he operated under the pseudonym "Brother Ghasem" and managed one of the group's clandestine team houses (known as "Hassans"). In the late 1970s, amid escalating revolutionary fervor, Rezaee participated in organizing activities against the Pahlavi government, aligning with Khomeinist forces advocating an Islamic republic; these efforts involved evading SAVAK arrests common to such networks, culminating in his support for the 1979 Revolution that toppled the Shah. His pre-revolutionary involvement laid the groundwork for subsequent militant roles, though details of formal training remain tied to guerrilla-style preparations within Mansouroun cells rather than state institutions.

Military Career

Command of the IRGC (1981–1997)

Mohsen Rezaee was appointed commander-in-chief of the (IRGC) on September 20, 1981, by Ruhollah Khomeini, succeeding prior leadership amid post-revolutionary instability; at age 27, he held the position longer than any other individual until his replacement in 1997. Under his command, the IRGC transitioned from a loosely organized ideological into a structured parallel military force, prioritizing revolutionary loyalty to the Islamist regime over conventional military professionalism. Rezaee oversaw the significant expansion and formalization of IRGC branches, including the establishment of dedicated ground, naval, and air forces following Khomeini's directive on , 1985, which separated them from the unified command structure. In 1989, post-ceasefire with , he further reorganized the IRGC into distinct air, ground, and naval components while founding the Imam Hossein University to institutionalize training focused on ideological indoctrination. This buildup emphasized basij volunteer militias and internal security roles, fostering rivalry with the regular Artesh army, which Rezaee viewed as potentially disloyal due to its pre-revolutionary heritage and less rigorous vetting for Islamist commitment. To consolidate power, Rezaee purged elements perceived as insufficiently aligned with the regime's factions, sidelining moderates and rivals within the IRGC to ensure command loyalty amid factional struggles following the revolution's consolidation. Post-1988, he diversified the IRGC into economic activities, founding the Khatam Construction Headquarters in 1989 using engineering units to undertake major infrastructure projects, laying the groundwork for the organization's extensive business empire. This reinforced IRGC from state budgets while entrenching its influence beyond purely military domains.

Role and Strategies in the Iran-Iraq War

As commander of the (IRGC) from September 1981, Mohsen Rezaee directed the paramilitary force's expansion and operational execution during the Iran-Iraq War, shifting from initial defensive postures to leading Iran's counteroffensives after expelling Iraqi invaders from most Iranian soil by mid-1982. Under his oversight, the IRGC integrated volunteer militias into large-scale infantry assaults, emphasizing ideological motivation and mass mobilization to compensate for deficiencies in armor, artillery, and air support compared to Iraq's conventional army. This approach relied on human-wave tactics, where minimally trained fighters, including adolescent volunteers, advanced en masse against fortified Iraqi positions, often clearing minefields by foot to enable follow-on waves. Rezaee's strategies prioritized offensive momentum through repeated IRGC-led operations, with the force comprising the majority of Iran's ground troops in pushes beyond border recovery. A pivotal early success was in May 1982, where IRGC units, coordinating with regular army elements, recaptured the strategically vital city of after seven months of Iraqi occupation, inflicting significant Iraqi losses and restoring Iranian morale through urban combat and flanking maneuvers. However, subsequent offensives exemplified tactical overextension: in Operation Karbala-5 launched on January 9, 1987, IRGC forces attempted to seize via surprise crossings of the waterway, but encountered prepared Iraqi defenses, chemical weapons, and counterattacks, resulting in approximately 12,000 Iranian deaths within the first 36 hours and overall casualties exceeding 50,000 for the Iranian side in the ensuing siege. These human-wave doctrines, while enabling localized breakthroughs against Iraq's initial aggression, incurred disproportionate IRGC casualties—estimated at 200,000 to 300,000 dead over the war—due to inadequate logistical sustainment, such as limited mechanized support and vulnerability to Iraqi air superiority and gas attacks. Rezaee's frequent clashes with regular army commanders over resource allocation and tactical priorities underscored a causal reliance on fervent, ideologically driven volunteer surges rather than attrition-minimizing combined-arms warfare, contributing to a prolonged stalemate despite Iraq's role as the invading party in September 1980. By 1988, the cumulative toll of such strategies, including the deployment of under-equipped Basij forces in high-casualty assaults, eroded Iran's capacity for decisive gains, paving the way for cease-fire acceptance under UN Resolution 598.

Political Ascension

Resignation from Military and Entry into Politics

In September 1997, Mohsen Rezaee resigned as of the (IRGC), a position he had held since 1981. The resignation occurred shortly after the May 1997 presidential election victory of reformist , amid pressures from Khatami's supporters to curb the political influence of hardline military commanders within the IRGC. Rezaee later described the move as a deliberate transition to focus on economic stewardship, allowing him to pivot from military leadership to broader advisory roles in civilian governance. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accepted the resignation and immediately appointed Rezaee as secretary of the , an influential body established to resolve legislative disputes between the and the Guardian Council by advising on matters of state expediency. This appointment positioned Rezaee at the intersection of Iran's conservative establishment and emerging reformist dynamics, enabling him to maintain proximity to key decision-making processes without direct military command. During this initial phase of political involvement in the late 1990s, amid volatile oil prices and post-war reconstruction challenges, Rezaee emphasized the need for to prioritize internal capabilities over external dependencies, aligning with conservative principles of in . His reflected a broader response to Khatami-era efforts, framing economic independence as essential to preserving ideals against perceived Western encroachments.

Positions in the Expediency Discernment Council

Mohsen Rezaee was appointed a member of Iran's in December 1997, shortly after resigning from his command of the . He concurrently served as the council's secretary—a position he held until September 2021, when Supreme Leader accepted his resignation amid Rezaee's transition to vice presidency for economic affairs. In this role, Rezaee acted as a key advisor to Khamenei, facilitating the council's mandate to arbitrate legislative deadlocks between the () and the , while prioritizing interpretations of velayat-e faqih that emphasized clerical oversight and regime preservation over expediential concessions. As secretary, Rezaee influenced rulings on high-stakes issues, including nuclear policy deliberations where the council weighed parliamentary initiatives against vetoes on international compliance measures. For instance, in March 2021, he advocated for escalating enrichment to 60% purity as a strategic lever against Western sanctions, reflecting the council's hardline posture under his administrative guidance that deferred to Supreme Leader directives on in sensitive technologies. This approach aligned with broader council precedents of overriding bills perceived as diluting national security imperatives, as documented in analyses of its veto mechanisms. Rezaee's tenure also encompassed interventions in electoral and economic disputes, where the council under his secretaryship upheld disqualifications and conservative fiscal frameworks. Post-2009 Green Movement protests—triggered by disputed presidential results—the council reinforced institutional stability by endorsing validations, with Rezaee publicly aligning such outcomes with systemic exigencies during his parallel candidacy withdrawal. In economic debates, Rezaee backed council rejections of Majlis-passed liberalization bills that clashed with principlist controls on state assets, prioritizing ideological coherence over market-oriented reforms; this pattern is evidenced in the council's historical override rate, which exceeded 20% of disputed legislation from 2000–2010, often preserving bonyad-dominated structures amid reformist pushes. Such decisions, while stabilizing the political order against factional erosion, empirically constrained legislative adaptability, as parliamentary records show deferred reforms correlating with persistent economic stagnation metrics like GDP growth averaging under 2% annually in the . Rezaee's advocacy, rooted in first-principles fidelity to the Islamic Republic's foundational guardianship, underscored the council's function as a bulwark against deviations, though critics from reformist outlets argue it entrenched absolutism at reform's expense.

Electoral Efforts

2009 Presidential Campaign

Mohsen Rezaee, former commander of the , announced his candidacy for the in April 2009, criticizing incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economic mismanagement and positioning himself as an independent conservative alternative to both the principlist establishment and reformist challengers. His campaign platform focused on economic reforms, including promises to address , , and fiscal inefficiencies through technocratic measures, while expressing openness to constructive dialogue with the on issues like nuclear negotiations. Rezaee's emphasis on and governance efficiency aimed to appeal to voters disillusioned with Ahmadinejad's populist policies, though polls indicated limited support, projecting him to garner only a few percent of the vote. On June 10, 2009, two days before the , Rezaee withdrew from the race, citing the need for unity among conservative (principlist) factions to prevent vote-splitting and consolidate support behind Ahmadinejad. This decision came amid intensifying campaign debates on national strategy and economic direction, where Rezaee had highlighted strategic shifts but ultimately prioritized regime stability over personal ambition. Critics, including opposition figures, alleged the withdrawal was coordinated with regime hardliners to marginalize reformist candidates and , thereby suppressing broader electoral competition and facilitating Ahmadinejad's re-election. Following the June 12 election, which official results declared Ahmadinejad the winner with 62.6% of the vote amid widespread allegations of , Rezaee initially joined other candidates in filing complaints with the Guardian Council over irregularities. However, on June 24, , he withdrew his complaint, aligning with the regime's narrative and avoiding endorsement of the Green Movement protests that erupted in and other cities. Rezaee publicly warned that persistent unrest risked national disintegration, implicitly justifying security force crackdowns as essential for maintaining order and preventing chaos, a stance that contrasted with reformists' demands for vote recounts and highlighted his loyalty to the supreme leader's authority over electoral disputes.

2013 and 2021 Presidential Campaigns

Mohsen Rezaee registered as a candidate for Iran's 2013 presidential election on May 31, announcing plans to increase monthly cash subsidies to 1.1 million rials (approximately $90 at the time) per citizen while replacing targeted subsidies with broader economic relief measures aimed at countering inflation and sanctions. His platform emphasized self-reliance through enhanced domestic production to alleviate the impact of international sanctions, positioning him as a principlist alternative to more hardline rivals like Saeed Jalili amid fragmentation among conservative candidates that split the vote across five principlist contenders. The election occurred on June 14, with high voter turnout of 72.94%, reflecting public engagement despite the divided conservative field. Rezaee secured third place with approximately 10.6% of the vote, trailing winner and , in a contest marked by principlist disunity that enabled Rouhani's moderate coalition to prevail without a runoff. Following Rouhani's negotiation of the 2015 (JCPOA), Rezaee publicly criticized the deal as a "hasty" process involving tactical and strategic mistakes that cost leverage, arguing the administration revealed weaknesses too early and paid a price in concessions. In the 2021 presidential election on June 18, Rezaee entered as one of seven approved candidates, submitting his intent to run on May 24 amid a field dominated by hardliner , whose backers consolidated principlist support while low overall turnout of around 48% signaled voter disillusionment. His platform advocated a "resistance economy" model, attacking reliance on Western negotiations and proposing measures like , currency stabilization, salaried payments for housewives, and job guarantees to address economic woes without foreign concessions. Rezaee garnered minimal support, receiving about 3.3 million votes in early counts, reflecting his marginal role in a race where Raisi's dominance underscored reduced principlist fragmentation compared to 2013.

Governmental Roles

Vice Presidency for Economic Affairs (2021–2024)

Mohsen Rezaee was appointed Vice President for Economic Affairs on August 25, 2021, by President following Raisi's victory in the July 2021 . In this role, Rezaee also served as secretary of the Supreme Economic Coordination , an extrajudicial body established in 2018 to synchronize economic policies across government branches amid ongoing . Rezaee's administrative duties included overseeing coordination of state economic entities, including those affiliated with the (IRGC), in an economy strained by U.S. sanctions reimposed since 2018. Despite his military background and limited prior economic management experience, he directed efforts to address structural challenges such as and inter-agency alignment. Among initiatives under his tenure, Rezaee chaired the inaugural meeting of a government taskforce on January 16, 2023, aimed at delineating regulatory frameworks for digital assets as part of broader sanction-evasion strategies. Iran's annual consumer price persisted above 40% during this period, reaching 43.4% in 2021 and averaging over 40% through 2023 according to official statistics from the and international databases. Reports emerged of internal tensions, including infighting with First Vice President over budget allocations and economic authority, contributing to rumors of Rezaee's potential dismissal as early as April 2022. Rezaee's vice presidency concluded around mid-2023, after which he continued in advisory capacities related to economic coordination.

Economic Policies and Implementation

As for Economic Affairs from August 2021 to September 2024, Mohsen Rezaee chaired the Supreme Council of Economic Coordination, focusing on implementing the "resistance economy" framework to counter sanctions through self-sufficiency, production mobilization, and institutional reforms. He advocated for a " of Economy," drawing parallels to wartime mobilization by urging greater involvement of revolutionary bodies like the IRGC in key sectors to accelerate development and reduce import reliance. This included accelerating privatization efforts, where state assets were transferred to affiliated entities, though critics highlighted how such transfers entrenched IRGC-linked conglomerates, exacerbating crony networks rather than fostering competitive growth. To mitigate sanction-induced financial isolation, Rezaee's oversight supported expanded barter trade mechanisms, such as commodity swaps with for metals and vehicles, and bilateral agreements with aiming for $3-10 billion in border and non-dollar exchanges by 2025. These measures temporarily bolstered non-oil trade volumes, contributing to modest real GDP growth of around 3.8% in 2022/23 amid recovering exports. However, broader currency stabilization efforts, including proposals for asset-backed mechanisms amid discussions of or digital alternatives, failed to halt persistent forex volatility, with the free-market rial depreciating from approximately 250,000 IRR per USD in late 2021 to over 600,000 by mid-2024. Empirical outcomes under Rezaee's tenure revealed limited causal effectiveness in core metrics: (ages 15-24) remained elevated at 23.8% in 2021, easing only marginally to 22.8% by 2024 per ILO-modeled estimates, contradicting official self-sufficiency narratives that prioritized domestic job creation. Non-oil GDP expansion lagged, constrained by structural inefficiencies and external pressures, while averaged over 40% annually, eroding despite coordination council directives for supply-chain resilience. IMF assessments noted that such policies sustained short-term adaptations but did little to address underlying distortions like inefficiencies and limited foreign , with overall growth projections dipping to 0.6% in recent updates. These data points underscore how implementation prioritized ideological mobilization over market-oriented reforms, yielding resilience against collapse but no reversal of pre-existing economic vulnerabilities.

Ideological Stance

Foreign Policy Views, Including Anti-Western and Resistance Axis Positions

Rezaee has consistently articulated anti-Western positions rooted in his tenure as IRGC commander-in-chief from 1981 to 1997, during which he oversaw efforts to export Iran's Islamic Revolution abroad, including material and training support for Hezbollah's formation in to counter Israeli influence. This doctrine framed Western powers, particularly the , as existential threats embodying arrogance and , a view he linked to the U.S. embassy hostage crisis as a legitimate response to prior interventions. In the context of the Iran-Iraq War, Rezaee opposed the 1988 ceasefire under UN Security Council Resolution 598, arguing it prematurely halted operations when Iranian forces were poised for decisive advances into , which he saw as an opportunity to extend revolutionary influence regionally and deter future aggressions. He maintained that prolonging the conflict could have toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, aligning with broader IRGC strategy to project power beyond Iran's borders against perceived Western-backed adversaries. Rezaee's support for the Resistance Axis—encompassing proxies like , , and the Houthis—emphasizes coordinated against and its allies. In November 2023, he predicted the Gaza conflict would expand to new fronts, with additional actors joining to overwhelm Israeli defenses. By June 2025, amid escalating tensions, he described ongoing operations against as a "prudent" and managed , involving restrained escalation to preserve Iranian capabilities while advancing Axis objectives. He has envisioned post-victory coalitions, including an Islamic potentially incorporating regional states like and , to counter Western dominance. On nuclear policy, Rezaee has endorsed ambiguity as a deterrent, advocating enrichment to 60% in 2021 as leverage to compel U.S. sanctions relief without fully reviving the JCPOA, which he criticized as a hasty concession that eroded 's bargaining position. He dismissed sanctions as a bluff manageable through resistance, urging phased talks only if Western parties demonstrably lift restrictions monthly, while rejecting negotiations that afford recovery time. In July 2025, he alleged pursued a seven-stage plot to overthrow , reinforcing his calls for preemptive Axis actions over diplomatic concessions.

Domestic Policy and Governance Perspectives

Mohsen Rezaee has consistently endorsed the militia's role in upholding social order and countering internal threats, viewing it as essential for regime stability beyond mere security functions. As former IRGC commander and Expediency Council , he described the 's cyber as the "most important in the future," positioned to lead in potential cyber conflicts against adversaries, thereby extending its mandate to digital and ideological domains for societal control. This reflects a principlist emphasis on mobilizing forces to challenge elements domestically. In economic governance, Rezaee advocates self-reliance through the "resistance economy" model, which prioritizes domestic production and structural reforms to insulate from sanctions and oil dependency, rather than that could expose vulnerabilities. He has critiqued bureaucratic inefficiencies and pushed for policies like doubling monthly cash to mitigate hardships from subsidy reforms, arguing such measures protect the populace from elite-favoring adjustments that exacerbate inequality. This stance aligns with principlist skepticism toward rapid market openings, favoring state-directed resilience over reforms perceived as concessions to external pressures. Rezaee upholds the velayat-e faqih doctrine, affirming the Supreme Leader's overriding authority in governance, where electoral outcomes and institutional disputes are subordinated to the jurist's discernment via bodies like the Expediency Council. As Council secretary from 1997 to 2021, he reinforced this hierarchy by deriving the body's arbitration powers directly from the Leader, ensuring alignment with core revolutionary principles over parliamentary or reformist challenges. This framework positions elections as secondary to the Leader's guardianship, prioritizing regime continuity and ideological fidelity in domestic decision-making.

Controversies and Criticisms

Wartime Decisions, Casualties, and Tactical Choices

As Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from 1981 to 1997, Mohsen Rezaee directed numerous offensives during the Iran-Iraq War, particularly after Iranian forces expelled Iraqi troops from Iranian territory in mid-1982. These operations, including major pushes into Iraq such as Operations Ramadan and Karbala series, emphasized human wave tactics relying on massed Basij volunteer militias rather than maneuver warfare or integration with the regular Artesh army. Rezaee's strategic preference for ideological fervor over professional military training contributed to disproportionate IRGC casualties, as the force bore the brunt of attritional assaults against fortified Iraqi positions. Iranian military fatalities during the war totaled between 188,015 and 217,489, with a mean age of 23 years, reflecting heavy reliance on young recruits. Post-1982 offensives accounted for a significant portion of these losses; for instance, Iranian casualties in operations alone ranged from 30,000 to 50,000 killed. Critics, including reformist and opposition analysts, attribute this toll to Rezaee's rejection of defensive postures or negotiations favored by the Artesh, instead prolonging the conflict to export the Islamic Revolution and topple , despite Iraq's overtures for peace after 1982. This extension, lasting until the 1988 , escalated total Iranian deaths amid stalemated advances yielding minimal territorial gains. Rezaee authorized deployments of soldiers, with estimates indicating up to 95,000 minors among Iranian casualties, often incentivized with promises of martyrdom and keys symbolizing entry to paradise. He has defended these as voluntary expressions of zeal, framing high losses as heroic sacrifices that preserved the IRGC's ideological purity and enabled its postwar expansion. Detractors counter that such tactics represented wasteful human attrition, causally linked to inadequate training and equipment, prioritizing regime survival over minimizing lives lost—evidenced by the IRGC's growth from a nascent to a dominant force amid over 200,000 total Iranian combat deaths. While official Iranian narratives celebrate these decisions as defiant resistance, independent analyses highlight the strategic miscalculations that prolonged suffering without decisive victory.

IRGC Expansion into Proxies, Repression, and Alleged Terrorism Support

Under Mohsen Rezaee's command of the (IRGC) from 1981 to 1997, the organization significantly expanded its extraterritorial operations, establishing early networks to support proxy militias in and as part of Iran's export of the Islamic Revolution. These efforts included disguising official IRGC ties to abroad groups through training camps and arms supplies to emerging factions like , marking the IRGC's initial forays into beyond Iran's borders. Rezaee oversaw the creation of specialized units that laid groundwork for what became the , focusing on operations in to counter Israeli influence and foster allied Shia militias. Iranian regime narratives frame this expansion as essential defensive measures against perceived encirclement by Western and Israeli forces, emphasizing proxy support as a low-cost deterrent. Domestically, the IRGC under Rezaee intensified repression mechanisms, proposing and implementing internal security branches to counter opposition groups such as the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), which included expanded intelligence and roles to suppress dissent following the Iran-Iraq War. This involved coordination with judicial "death committees" in the late 1980s, contributing to widespread executions of political prisoners amid a crackdown that groups estimate claimed thousands of lives between 1988 and 1989, though direct oversight by Rezaee remains tied to his broader command authority rather than specific audio-documented directives. Critics, including former IRGC insiders like Mohsen Sazegara, argue this growth fostered an unaccountable "multi-headed dragon" structure, prioritizing loyalty over civilian oversight and enabling unchecked internal violence. Regime defenders counter that such measures were vital for regime survival against internal threats, portraying the IRGC's domestic role as a bulwark against counter-revolutionary plots. Rezaee's tenure coincided with IRGC-linked alleged terrorism abroad, notably the 1994 Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) bombing in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people and was attributed by Argentine federal courts to IRGC orchestration in coordination with Hezbollah operatives. Argentine investigations identified Rezaee, as then-IRGC commander, as a key planner, leading to Interpol red notices upheld against him and other IRGC figures for their roles in approving the attack during a period of strained Iran-Argentina relations over nuclear technology. These designations highlight evidence of IRGC's use of proxies for deniable operations, with truck bombs and suicide tactics mirroring Hezbollah training supported under Rezaee's expansion. While Iranian sources dismiss the accusations as fabrications by Zionist and Western intelligence, independent probes, including ballistic and financial traces, link the plot to Tehran-approved funding and logistics. This pattern underscores tensions between the regime's "resistance axis" justification—viewing proxy actions as legitimate resistance—and international evidence of orchestrated violence against civilians.

Economic Failures and Corruption Allegations

During Rezaee's brief tenure as for Economic Affairs from September 2021 until his dismissal in April 2022, Iran's parallel market exchange rate for the rial against the dollar deteriorated sharply, falling from around 273,000 IRR per USD in late 2021 to over 420,000 by mid-2022 amid policy implementation failures. This depreciation continued post-tenure under the Raisi administration he helped shape, reaching approximately 600,000 IRR per USD by late 2024, driven by ineffective diversification strategies that failed to reduce reliance on oil revenues and instead entrenched inefficiencies in state-dominated sectors. Rezaee's promises of economic reform, including revival, clashed with persistent high exceeding 40% and stagnant non-oil growth, outcomes critics link to his inability to curb monopolistic practices by IRGC-affiliated entities despite his historical command role in the corps. Corruption allegations against Rezaee center on nepotism and favoritism toward family members with ties to IRGC-controlled firms, which secured lucrative no-bid contracts in construction, energy, and import sectors, exacerbating economic cartelization. His son Ahmad Rezaee, for instance, has been implicated in IRGC-linked financial dealings, including operations scrutinized for opacity and profiteering, as highlighted in investigations into regime insiders' asset accumulation. Broader IRGC economic dominance, estimated to control up to 60% of the economy through bonyads and subsidiaries, predates recent sanctions peaks and stems from internal expansions under prior administrations, undermining claims that external pressures alone caused fiscal collapse; leaked IRGC communications reveal endemic graft and infighting that Rezaee's oversight failed to address. Regime defenders, including Rezaee, attribute woes primarily to US sanctions reimposed in 2018, yet empirical data show IRGC's pre-2010 entrenchment in key industries—via post-war reconstruction contracts and exemptions—fostered that hollowed out competition long before escalation, rendering diversification efforts under his purview structurally unviable. These internal dynamics, rather than solely exogenous factors, perpetuated a vicious cycle of currency instability and public hardship, with no verifiable metrics of successful policy reversal during or after his economic vice presidency.

International Sanctions and Relations

US Sanctions for IRGC Leadership and Activities

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's (OFAC) designated Mohsen Rezaee on January 10, 2020, as a senior Iranian regime official acting on behalf of Supreme Leader , in conjunction with sanctions on Iran's metals industry, which generates billions of dollars annually to fund IRGC-linked malign activities including support. Rezaee's foundational role as IRGC commander from 1981 to 1997 established the organization's structure for parallel economic operations and proxy support, contributing to U.S. rationales for targeting him; the IRGC-Qods Force, an arm developed under his tenure, was designated under in 2007 for providing financial, material, and training support to and other terrorist groups. This individual designation freezes any U.S.-jurisdiction assets attributable to Rezaee and imposes a dealings ban on U.S. persons, effectively enacting a travel prohibition and financial isolation tied to his IRGC legacy. The sanctions specifically address IRGC leadership's role in , as the organization's economic empire—encompassing construction, mining, and metals sectors—enables sanctions evasion through front companies and proxies, channeling funds to activities like Hezbollah armament and regional destabilization. Under Rezaee's command, the IRGC expanded into these domains, creating an estimated parallel that, by recent assessments, controls up to 40% of Iran's overall economic activity and facilitates billions in unreported to sustain proxy networks despite U.S. restrictions. Enforcement focuses on disrupting such flows, with OFAC actions in highlighting how IRGC-tied entities in the metals sector alone produce over $10 billion yearly, much of which evades oversight to underwrite . Rezaee has publicly framed these U.S. measures as components of broader against , asserting that the country demonstrated resilience by maintaining oil production and economic output amid peak sanction pressures during his IRGC era and beyond. This perspective aligns with Iranian official narratives attributing sanctions to political hostility rather than IRGC's documented support for designated terrorist entities.

Broader International Repercussions and Designations

Mohsen Rezaee faces an Red Notice issued at the request of for his alleged involvement in the 1994 bombing of the in , which killed 85 people and injured over 300; the notice charges him with aggravated murder and related offenses tied to his role as IRGC commander at the time. This designation has prompted diplomatic incidents, such as 's 2022 demand for his arrest during an official visit to , highlighting constraints on his international travel and Iran's relations with countries adhering to Interpol cooperation. Despite the notice, Rezaee has conducted official trips to nations like in 2021, where local authorities did not enforce the warrant, underscoring selective enforcement influenced by geopolitical alignments. While no personal United Nations sanctions target Rezaee directly, his leadership of the IRGC during its formative expansion into regional proxy networks contributed to UN measures against , including resolutions on ballistic missile activities and arms embargoes that indirectly implicated IRGC-linked proliferation efforts post-2006. sanctions on the IRGC as an entity—imposed in 2011 for abuses and support for Syrian repression, and expanded in subsequent years for nuclear and programs—stem from operational patterns established under Rezaee's 1981–1997 command, which prioritized capabilities and extraterritorial influence. These measures have exacerbated Iran's diplomatic isolation, with EU-Iran trade volumes dropping by approximately 70% between 2011 and 2013 amid heightened restrictions, as reported in analyses of multilateral sanctions' economic bite. From the Iranian regime's perspective, such international designations affirm the efficacy of "resistance" policies Rezaee championed, framing them as evidence of Western encirclement rather than consequences of IRGC adventurism; Rezaee himself asserted in 2010 that sanctions imposed "no effect" on Iran's resolve. Critics, including economic analysts, counter that IRGC expansion under his tenure into proxy funding and covert operations self-inflicted pariah status, correlating with sustained trade barriers and foreign investment declines—evident in Iran's non-oil exports stagnating amid post-2010 multilateral pressures—that hindered broader without yielding strategic gains against adversaries. This dynamic has perpetuated cycles of retaliation, as seen in Iran's defiance of UN curbs, further entrenching global scrutiny on IRGC alumni like Rezaee.

Personal and Intellectual Life

Family, Personal Background, and Health

Mohsen Rezaee was born on September 9, 1954, in , , , to a religious of Bakhtiari nomads, an ethnic subgroup of the Lur people. His early life involved a rural upbringing in the oil-rich but underdeveloped southwestern region, where nomadic traditions and limited access to formal education shaped initial experiences before relocating to for studies. Rezaee married Masoumeh Khadang and has five children: two sons, Ahmad and , and three daughters, Sara, Zahra, and Mahdieh. His eldest son, Ahmad Rezaee, a businessman born around 1975–1976, sought asylum at the U.S. embassy in in 1998, later gaining U.S. citizenship and publicly criticizing the Iranian regime before returning to the region; he died under suspicious circumstances in on November 12, 2011, at age 31, prompting speculation of foul play linked to political tensions. One daughter, Sara, married Ruhollah Ra'isi, an inspector in Iran's . No verified public records indicate significant health issues for Rezaee in the post-2010 period, though his public appearances have remained consistent with ongoing political roles as of 2025.

Publications, Speeches, and Recent Public Statements

Rezaee has published works defending his strategic decisions during the Iran-Iraq War, including the book War as Narrated by Commander, in which he addresses the potential compromise of operations like Karbala-4 and justifies tactical choices amid high casualties. In June 2025, amid escalated - tensions, Rezaee articulated a doctrine of controlled confrontation in a interview, stating that the "war against the Zionist regime is progressing with prudence and management," implying a of calibrated responses rather than all-out engagement. He further claimed had deployed less than 30% of its military strength, reserving greater capabilities for potential intensification, and asserted that only could simultaneously counter the and . Rezaee's rhetoric included unsubstantiated assertions of allied nuclear deterrence, such as on June 16, 2025, when he said assured nuclear strikes on if it attacked with atomic weapons—a claim Pakistani Foreign Minister promptly denied as fabricated. On June 19, he warned of "global annihilation" should face existential threats, emphasizing retained nuclear know-how despite public non-pursuit of weapons, and positioned as capable of dictating conflict timelines. By September 2025, Rezaee escalated predictions, claiming that extending the prior 12-day war by two months would have eradicated , framing Iran's restraint as strategic superiority in hybrid confrontations involving proxies and asymmetric threats. These statements, disseminated via state-affiliated outlets like , underscore Rezaee's role in shaping public narratives on deterrence, though their hyperbolic elements and reliance on unverified alliances highlight rhetorical posturing over empirical validation.

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