{
  "id": 12301683,
  "title": "Pezeshkian nominates sanctions-listed missile industry veteran Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi as Iran defence minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/pezeshkian-nominates-sanctions-listed-missile-industry-veteran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T03:57:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/pezeshkian-nominates-sanctions-listed-mehrdad-akhlaghi-ketabchi-as-iran-defence-minister-1.500699695"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has nominated Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi as defence minister, seeking to fill a post vacant since Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed in US-Israeli strikes in February. The nomination was sent to Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf under Article 133, requiring a parliamentary confidence vote after lawmakers review Akhlaghi Ketabch i’s programme. The ministry has…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iran plans to expand missile range to reach ‘enemy located at greater distance’, spokesperson says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/iran-plans-to-expand-missile-range-to-reach-enemy-located-at-greater",
        "published": "2026-10-05T15:22:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}