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Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence, state media

Iran's parliament approved aerospace ‌industry veteran Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as defence minister ⁠on Sunday

Published October 18, 2026 Updated October 18, 2026 01:37pm

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DUBAI: Iran’s parliament approved aerospace ‌industry veteran Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as defence minister ⁠on Sunday, ending months of interim leadership at the ministry and placing a ‌former ⁠head of the country’s Aerospace Industries ⁠Organisation in charge of its ⁠defence production and procurement ⁠apparatus.

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 16	277.11 ▼ -0.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 16	276.91 ▼ -0.01
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S&P 500 / Oct 16	7,659.44
India Sensex / Oct 16	74,729.27
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 16	65,324.29
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Hang Seng / Oct 16	24,186.83
FTSE 100 / Oct 16	10,881.90
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