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  "id": 15392587,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:46:26.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/irans-parliament-approves-mehrdad-akhlaqi-minister-defence"
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  "summary": "DUBAI, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as defence minister on Sunday, ending months of interim leadership at the ministry and placing a former defence sector veteran in charge of the country's defence production and procurement apparatus. Akhlaqi replaces Majid Ebn al-Reza, who took over in an interim capacity after then Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was…",
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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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