--- title: "Iran's parliament approves new defense minister" description: "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.”" url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15033-iran-parliament-approves-new-defense-minister-state-media site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Iran's parliament approves new defense minister world · updated 18 Oct 2026, 7:43 PM PKT · 18 Oct 2026 · 6 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > 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.” ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Minute Mirror** — [Mehrdad Akhlaghi takes Iran defense post with warn...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/mehrdad-akhlaghi-takes-iran-defense-646901/) · 18 Oct 2026, 7:43 PM PKT > Iran's parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defense minister on Sunday, and he promptly warned the United States of "enormous damage" if it attacks. - **24 News HD** — [Iran's new defence minister threatens 'enormous damage' if US attacks](https://www.24newshd.tv/18-Oct-2026/iran-s-new-defence-minister-threatens-enormous-damage-us-attacks) · 18 Oct 2026, 3:12 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > 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. - **ARY News (English)** — [Iran’s parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence](https://arynews.tv/irans-parliament-approves-mehrdad-akhlaqi-as-minister-of-defence) · 18 Oct 2026, 2:43 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > Akhlaqi replaces Majid Ebn al-Reza, who took over in an interim capacity after then Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh ​was killed by... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Iran’s new defense minister threatens ‘enormous damage’ if US attacks](https://www.arabnews.pk/middle-east/irans-new-defense-minister-threatens-enormous-damage-if-us-attacks-3004520) · 18 Oct 2026, 1:41 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > 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. - **Business Recorder** — [Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence, state media](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444799/irans-parliament-approves-mehrdad-akhlaqi-as-minister-of-defence-state-media) · 18 Oct 2026, 1:40 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > 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. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Iran's Supreme Leader Appoints New Military Commanders](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2597-iran-supreme-leader-names-guards-general-abdollahi-military) · 10 Aug 2026 · 6 outlets · 71% related 6 articles from 5 outlets, 18 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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