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Yeshiva World News · Oct 18, 2026

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Iran’s parliament has approved Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as its new defense minister, replacing the interim minister appointed after his predecessor was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes in February. Akhlaqi pledged to rebuild Iran’s military industries and warned that any renewed U.S. attack would trigger a “surprising and extensive” response, claiming Iran has prepared countermeasures against the American “Mother of All Bombs.”

Iran’s parliament has approved Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as its new defense minister, replacing the interim minister appointed after his predecessor was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes in February. Akhlaqi pledged to rebuild Iran’s military industries and warned that any renewed U.S. attack would trigger a “surprising and extensive” response, claiming Iran has prepared countermeasures against the American “Mother of All Bombs.”

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