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Defense minister undermines Trump’s new anti-Iran threats

IRNA18 October 2026, 09:46 UTCIran

Tehran, IRNA — The newly appointed defense minister of Iran, Mehrdad Akhlaghi-Ketabchi, has reacted to the US president’s bluster, saying that the necessary measures to counter threats have been devised, and if US President Donald Trump’s threats turn from rhetoric into action, he will see the result.

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