Iran's parliament approves new defense minister
Most outlets reported the approval of Mehrdad Akhlaqi or Akhlaghi (varied spelling) as Iran’s new defense minister by the Iranian parliament. A few also noted in passing that the new minister warned the United States of “enormous damage” if it attacks. One outlet explicitly quoted the threat as a key point in its headline, while others included it as a secondary detail. The cause of the previous minister’s death was mentioned in two excerpts, described as occurring “at the onset of conflict with the United States.”
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Mehrdad Akhlaghi takes Iran defense post with warn...
Iran's parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defense minister on Sunday, and he promptly warned the United States of "enormous damage" if it attacks.
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Iran's new defence minister threatens 'enormous damage' if US attacks
Newly appointed Iranian defence minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi threatened on Sunday to inflict "enormous damage" on the United States and its allies in the Middle East if Washington resumes its military campaign against the country.
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Iran’s parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence
Akhlaqi replaces Majid Ebn al-Reza, who took over in an interim capacity after then Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed by...
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Iran’s new defense minister threatens ‘enormous damage’ if US attacks
Iran’s parliament has appointed Mehrdad Akhlaghi as the new defense minister following the previous minister’s death at the onset of conflict with the United States.
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Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence, state media
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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