{"id":"78dc85a5-d989-46f2-a25b-92716d6a6ee0","url":"https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-new-defence-minister-issues-warning-us","domain":"middleeasteye.net","outlet":{"name":"Middle East Eye","country":"GB","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Iran's new defence minister issues warning to the US","plainHeadline":"Iran's defence minister warns US of future miscalculation and consequences","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Iran's new defence minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi issued a warning to the US.","He said a miscalculation by the American enemy would provoke a surprising and extensive response.","Ketabchi claimed regional and global consequences would fall on the US government and allies.","He stated that Iran's defensive capabilities have been refined and updated.","The remarks are tied to broader tensions involving Israel and settler-related actions."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-18T09:59:56.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T10:39:11.690Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/761be825-8566-4dd0-b567-edf09027d5db","storyId":"761be825-8566-4dd0-b567-edf09027d5db","image":"https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/2026-06/Palestinian%20Bedouin%20woman%20collects%20drying%20laundry%20as%20Israeli%20settlers%20approach%20her%20home%20near%20the%20village%20of%20Taybeh%2C%20east%20of%20Ramallah%20in%20the%20occupied%20West%20Bank%2C%2022%20June%202026%20%28Ilia%20Yefimovich%20AFP%29.jpg","author":"Imran Mulla","dek":"Iran's newly appointed defence minister, Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi, warned the US: \"If the American enemy commits another miscalculation, the response from the proud Iranian nation and the warriors of Islam will be both surprising and extensive.\""}