{"id":"c8129da4-b14a-42c9-931d-dfa3f05fc619","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/18/iran-names-new-defence-minister-as-he-warns-us-over-mother-of-all-bombs/","domain":"thenationalnews.com","outlet":{"name":"The National","country":"AE","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Iran names new defence minister as he warns US over ‘Mother of All Bombs’","plainHeadline":"Iran names Mehrdad Ketabchi defence minister amid US bombing threat stance","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Iran's parliament approved Mehrdad Ketabchi as Defence Minister with 237 votes for.","Ketabchi warned Washington over potential US attack involving the 'Mother of All Bombs'.","He replaces Brig Gen Aziz Nasirzadeh, killed in a US-Israeli air strike earlier this year.","Ketabchi pledged to restructure the ministry and accelerate defence technology development.","US sanctions and UN listings have targeted Ketabchi over Iran's missile programme."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-18T09:57:03.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T10:48:35.728Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/761be825-8566-4dd0-b567-edf09027d5db","storyId":"761be825-8566-4dd0-b567-edf09027d5db","image":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/IEMXXYNFIBEDBGTRGSAHHPUBSY.jpg?auth=de79c660f1eeb5a486e16b3004664a52a55f25ba6e1752c3437b3be6dcf913b8&smart=true&width=720&height=480","author":"The National","dek":"Iran’s parliament has approved Mehrdad Ketabchi as Defence Minister, the government said. Mr Ketabchi gave Washington a warning that Tehran was prepared to respond to a possible US attack involving the “Mother of All Bombs”."}