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Analysis: what is known about the proposed defense minister in Pezeshkian’s government; missile industry and U.S. sanctions

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Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi, a little-known senior manager at the Defense Ministry, has been nominated to serve as Iran’s defense minister, state media reported. The reports say President Masoud Pezeshkian sent a letter to the Islamic Consultative Assembly on Monday, Mehr 13, proposing Akhlaqi Ketabchi for the post.

Background and context: The news notes that eight months earlier, former defense minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed during strikes by the United States and Israel, after which the ministry was run by an acting minister and overseen by several military commanders.

Additional reporting: Independent Farsi described Akhlaqi Ketabchi as a low-profile figure tied to missile industries and subject to U.S. sanctions. (Source cited: Independent Farsi)

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Analysis: what is known about the proposed defense minister in Pezeshkian’s government; missile industry and U.S. sanctions

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مهدی عربشاهی: انتخاب مهرداد اخلاقی کتابچی برای وزیر پیشنهادی دفاع حامل این پیام است که جمهوری اسلامی توان موشکی خود را بخشی از قدرت و امنیت ملی می‌داند و آن را خط قرمز خود تلقی

چهره مرموز صنایع موشکی و تحت‌تحریم‌ آمریکا؛ از وزیر پیشنهادی دفاع دولت پزشکیان چه می‌دانیم؟

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مهدی عربشاهی: انتخاب مهرداد اخلاقی کتابچی برای وزیر پیشنهادی دفاع حامل این پیام است که جمهوری اسلامی توان موشکی خود را بخشی از قدرت و امنیت ملی می‌داند و آن را خط قرمز خود تلقی
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چهره مرموز صنایع موشکی و تحت‌تحریم‌ آمریکا؛ از وزیر پیشنهادی دفاع دولت پزشکیان چه می‌دانیم؟
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