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Iran Parliament approves new defence minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi: State media
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Iran. The first report grouped here was at 18 Oct 2026, 09:10 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Iran Parliament approves new defence minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi: State media”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Akhlaghi was elected to the post with 237 votes in favour, out of a total of 277 votes cast.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Iran Parliament approves new defence minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi: State media
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Straits Times