This record most likely refers to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council as an institution-level leadership node rather than a single publicly documented military installation. Article 176 defines the body, and major-wire reporting places its recent appointments and decisions in Tehran. ([constituteproject.org](https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iran_1989.pdf))
Article 176 states that the council is chaired by the president and is responsible for setting defense and national security policy within the framework set by the Leader, coordinating political and intelligence activity tied to security policy, and mobilizing national resources against internal and external threats. Its decisions only take effect after confirmation by the Leader. ([constituteproject.org](https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iran_1989.pdf))
The council’s membership includes the heads of the three branches, two representatives of the Leader, the foreign, interior, and intelligence ministers, and the highest-ranking Armed Forces and IRGC officials. This makes the Tehran council/secretariat a top civilian-military coordination point for national defense policy, not a service-specific field command. ([constituteproject.org](https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iran_1989.pdf))
On August 4, 2025, the SNSC approved a new defense council after the June 2025 Israel-U.S. strikes on Iran, with AP reporting that the new body would be headed by President Masoud Pezeshkian. That step aligns with Article 176’s provision for subordinate defense and security councils and indicates the SNSC remained the central decision venue for post-strike defense reorganization. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/b17d22a0d45a91eafc4ea8215489ce06))
On August 5, 2025, President Pezeshkian appointed Ali Larijani as secretary of the council, replacing Ali Akbar Ahmadian. Within days, Larijani was acting as a senior security envoy on an Iraq security deal and a Beirut visit, and U.S. Treasury still identified him as the sitting council secretary on January 15, 2026. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/419e208288776503fdddfffdb9eb7fa5))