{
  "id": 15612413,
  "title": "Iran's New Defence Minister Has 42 Years Of Experience, Is A Missiles Expert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/irans-new-defence-minister-has-42-years-of-experience-is-a-missiles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T11:45:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/irans-new-defence-minister-has-42-years-of-experience-is-a-missiles-expert-12206493"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mehrdad Akhlaghi does not hold a military rank, but he has around 42 years of experience in the defence ministry and related fields. Since 2013, he has headed Iran's state weapons manufacturer, Iranian Defence Industries Organisation.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}