PoliticsWho is Mehrdad Akhlaghi, Iran’s new tech-focused defence minister?

Iran’s parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defence minister. His expertise includes ballistic missiles, aerospace technology and defence-industrial production. He will oversee rebuilding and expanding Iran’s military-industrial infrastructure amid expectations that the war with the United States could escalate.

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