In a big development, Iran has appointed Mehrdad Akhlaghi, a longtime official in Iran's defence industry, as the new defence minister on Sunday. His predecessor, Aziz Nasirzadeh, was killed on the first day of US-Israeli attacks along with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian military commanders on February 28.
\n\nDuring a confirmation hearing, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed that Iran would not yield to pressure or demands from other countries.
\n\n"We will resolutely defend our land and country and will not allow our enemies to covet our beloved homeland, just as we have no designs on anyone else’s territory," Pezeshkian said.
\n\nIn his maiden speech as the Defence Minister, Akhlaghi vowed that any miscalculation from Israel or the US would prompt a “surprising and extensive” response.
\n\n“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,” he said.
\n\n“The regional and global consequences will rest solely upon the terrorist US government and its allies.”
\n\n“Since the 12-day war, defensive capabilities have been refined and updated to such an extent that they have altered the enemy’s assessments and calculations.”
\n\nThe new minister also…
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