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Updating Iran defense capabilities changed enemy calculations

Mehr News18 October 2026, 09:59 UTCIran

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s newly-appointed Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi said that updating the defensive capabilities and potentials of the country have altered the enemies’ calculations, especially after 12-day war imposed on Iran.

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