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Iran names sanctioned official Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defense minister
1 min Philippe Naggar
Mehrdad Akhlaghi, who is subject to United Nations sanctions, formally became Iran's defense minister on Sunday, replacing the man killed on the first day of the war in Israeli-US strikes at the end of February.
Mehrdad Akhlaghi © IFN
Mehrdad Akhlaghi, who is subject to United Nations sanctions, formally became Iran's defense minister on Sunday, replacing the man killed on the first day of the war in Israeli-US strikes at the end of February.
"Mehrdad Akhlaghi was appointed defense minister following a vote" in Parliament, Iranian state television reported.
The post had been held in an acting capacity for almost eight months by Majid Ebnelreza, a general in the Revolutionary Guards. He had served as deputy to the previous minister, General Aziz Nassirzadeh, who held the job from 2024 until he was killed on February 28.
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