TehranParliament approved a sanctioned missile builder as defence minister.
Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi replaces Aziz Nasirzadeh, killed on the first day of the US-Israel war.
He led Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization and now must rebuild the military-industrial base US and Israeli strikes targeted.
“The US president must think of getting his forces out of our region in one piece,” Akhlaghi told reporters.
Trump this month threatened a heavy-bomb strike on Iran’s nuclear and energy infrastructure.
How each outlet framed it
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- Al Jazeera Online
- reports the 237-15 parliamentary vote and that the appointment came while parliament sits online since the February war began
- Middle East Eye leans critical
- quotes the minister's threat that US "regional and global consequences will rest solely upon the terrorist US government"
- Mehr News Agency leans critical
- frames the minister's claims through the 12-day war, saying upgraded defences created "deep doubt among enemies" about continuing the war
Sources: Al Jazeera Online, Middle East Eye, Mehr News Agency