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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
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Iran's parliament appointed aerospace veteran Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as the new defense minister, ending interim leadership and overseeing the nation's defense production and procurement.
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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.