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Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence, state media

Global Published 18 October 2026, 13:37 · archived 18 Oct 2026

DUBAI: Iran’s parliament ​approved aerospace ‌industry veteran Mehrdad ​Akhlaqi Ketabchi ​as defence minister ⁠on ​Sunday, ending ​months of interim leadership at ​the ​ministry and placing a ‌former ⁠head of the country’s ​Aerospace ​Industries ⁠Organisation in charge ​of ​its ⁠defence production and procurement ⁠apparatus.

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