Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence

Straits Times18 October 2026, 09:10 UTCIran

DUBAI, Oct 18 - Iran's parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as defence minister on Sunday, ending months of interim leadership at the ministry and placing a former defence sector veteran in charge of the country's defence production and procurement apparatus.

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