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Iran's New Defense Minister Is A Veteran Arms Industry Chief, Vows Tech Expansion

ZeroHedge19 October 2026, 22:25 UTCIran

Iran's New Defense Minister Is A Veteran Arms Industry Chief, Vows Tech Expansion Via The Cradle Tehran appointed a new Defense Minister, military industry veteran Mehrdad Akhlaghi, on Sunday during a vote of confidence at an open session of the Iranian parliament. Akhlaghi received 237 votes in favor and 15 against, with no abstentions. Former Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the illegal war in February. Image via X/Tehran TimesAfter his killing, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Seyed Majid Ebn al-Reza as acting def

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