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  "id": 15380798,
  "title": "Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence, state media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/irans-parliament-approves-mehrdad-akhlaqi-as-minister-of-defence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T08:37:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444799/irans-parliament-approves-mehrdad-akhlaqi-as-minister-of-defence-state-media"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Iranian parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defense minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/iranian-parliament-approves-mehrdad-akhlaghi-as-defense-minister",
        "published": "2026-10-18T08:36:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/irans-parliament-approves-mehrdad-akhlaqi-as-minister-of-defence-15392587",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:46:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Iran names new defence minister as he warns US over ‘Mother of All Bombs’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/iran-names-new-defence-minister-as-he-warns-us-over-mother-of-all",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:57:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran's new defence minister issues warning to the US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/irans-new-defence-minister-issues-warning-to-the-us",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:59:56.000Z"
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  "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."
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