October 18, 2026Politics·Neutral·politics
Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defense minister with 237 votes in favor
Iran's parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defense minister on Sunday, with 237 lawmakers voting in favor, 15 against and none abstaining out of 277 votes cast. He replaces Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on Tehran in February.
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