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Iran's Parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as Minister of Defence

The Hindu18 October 2026, 14:34 UTCIran

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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