{
  "id": 15386888,
  "title": "Iran Gets New Defence Minister 8 Months After Predecessor Killed In US Strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/iran-gets-new-defence-minister-8-months-after-predecessor-killed-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:19:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-gets-new-defence-minister-mehrdad-akhlaghi-8-months-after-predecessor-killed-in-us-strikes-12202288"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The veteran defence official replaces Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed in a US-Israeli attack on a leadership compound on February 28.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlachi as defense minister after predecessor killed by Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/irans-parliament-approves-mehrdad-akhlachi-as-defense-minister-after",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:28:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}