{
  "id": 15591814,
  "title": "Who is Mehrdad Akhlaghi? Meet Iran’s new tech-focused defence minister in the news amid US war, UN sanctions — Profile",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/who-is-mehrdad-akhlaghi-meet-irans-new-tech-focused-defence-minister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:11:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/who-is-mehrdad-akhlaghi-meet-iran-s-new-tech-focused-defence-minister-in-the-news-amid-us-war-un-sanctions-profile-11792400730457.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran's Parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi's appointment as Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics on Sunday, with 237 lawmakers voting in favour and 15 against his nomination, out of 277 votes cast.",
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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."
}