Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi as head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), replacing Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani. As director of AEOI, Salehi will be responsible for the operation of Iran’s nuclear facilities, but will not be directly involved in nuclear negotiations. A new head of the Supreme National Security Council, a position usually involved in nuclear negotiations, has not yet been appointed.