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Iran's Parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as Minister of Defence

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Published 19 Oct 2026, 1:34 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi replaces Majid Ebn al-Reza, who took over in an interim capacity after then Defence ‌Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed by U.S.-Israeli strikes in February

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