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Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence
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's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
DUBAI, Oct 18 - Iran's parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as defence minister on Sunday, ending months of interim leadership at the ministry and placing a former defence sector veteran in charge of the country's defence production and procurement apparatus.
Story timeline
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- 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
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- The Straits Times
- The Straits TimesIran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence