Reza Talaei-Nik

{{Short description|Iranian military officer and politician}}

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|honorific_prefix = Sardar

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| name = Reza Talaei-Nik

| allegiance = Iran

| branch = Islamic Revolutionary Guards

| serviceyears = 1980–2000; 2009–present

| rank = Brigadier general

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| battles = Iran–Iraq War

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| nationality = Iranian

| order1 = Member of the Parliament of Iran

| term_start1 = 28 May 2000

| term_end1 = 28 May 2008

| majority1 =

| constituency1 = Bahar and Kabudarahang

| alma_mater = University of Command and Staff
National Defense University

| party = Development and Justice Party

| otherparty = Principlists Pervasive Coalition (2008)
Harmony and Efficiency fraction (2004–2008)

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Reza Talaei-Nik ({{langx|fa|رضا طلایی‌نیک}}) is an Iranian military officer and conservative politician.

He currently serves as a deputy for defence minister,{{citation|title=Iran Says All U.S. Bases in Syria Are 'Within Range' of Its Missiles, While Russia Tells Donald Trump to 'Fully Withdraw' Now|url=https://www.newsweek.com/iran-us-bases-range-russia-withdraw-1327259|first=Tom|last=O'Connor|date=2 November 2019|work=Newsweek}} having previously held office as a member of the Parliament, and a member of its national security and foreign policy commission.{{citation|title=Iran: Wariness Can't Disguise Interest In U.S. Talks|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1076495.html|first=Vahid|last=Sepehri|date=15 May 2007|work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty}}

He was formerly secretary-general of the Development and Justice Party, a party closely associated with Mohsen Rezaei.{{citation|author=Tom Landford|year=2015|title=Political Handbook of the World 2015|publisher=CQ Press|isbn=9781483371559|entry=Islamic Iran Development and Justice Party (IIDJP)|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/politicalhandboo0000unse_f0m6}}

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