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Iran’s parliament has approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi as the country’s new defense minister, ending months of interim leadership and putting a longtime veteran of Iran’s aerospace and missile industries in charge of rebuilding the regime’s military machine.
Akhlaghi replaces Majid Ebn al-Reza, who assumed the position on an interim basis after former Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed in US-Israeli strikes in February. Apparently, Tehran’s preferred response to losing a defense minister is to appoint another man from the same defense establishment and resume making threats.
Akhlaghi brings decades of experience in Iran’s defense industry, including senior positions in its aerospace and missile sectors. He also brings an existing collection of US and EU sanctions tied to his work in the Iranian military-industrial complex.
Presenting his program to lawmakers, Akhlaghi promised to rebuild Iran’s military-industrial infrastructure, accelerate the development of defense technologies, and expand cooperation with private companies. The regime, it seems, intends to get its weapons factories back in business and make sure the next round of threats comes with an upgraded arsenal.
He also delivered the customary warning to Washington, declaring, "If the American enemy makes another miscalculation, the response of the valiant Iranian people and the fighters of Islam will be surprising and extensive,"
Akhlaghi added that Tehran had taken measures to counter the possible use by the US of its "mother of all bombs" against Iran.
Iran Warns America About America's Bombs
The appointment comes amid reports that the United States has developed plans for renewed military operations against Iran. CNN reported this week that those plans could include the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, commonly known as the "mother of all bombs," against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites if President Donald Trump orders a resumption of combat operations.
The MOAB is among the largest non-nuclear weapons in the US arsenal. It is also the sort of weapon that tends to make discussions about military escalation considerably less theoretical.
Akhlaghi responded with another threat, this time suggesting that American troops could pay a gruesome price if Washington launches another attack.
"The US president should focus on ensuring his forces are withdrawn safely from our region. If he drops a single bomb, he will have to see how many of his troops end up being carried out of the region in a horizontal position," Akhlaghi said.
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So Iran’s newly installed defense minister has begun his tenure by promising to rebuild the country’s military infrastructure, accelerate weapons development, and warn the United States that American soldiers could come home in body bags.
For a regime whose military establishment has already suffered major losses in US-Israeli strikes, the confidence is remarkable. Tehran is determined to demonstrate that its capacity for threats remains fully operational, even as it works to restore the military capabilities needed to back them up.
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So Iran’s newly installed defense minister has begun his tenure by promising to rebuild the country’s military infrastructure, accelerate weapons development, and warn the United States that American soldiers could come home in body bags.
For a regime whose military establishment has already suffered major losses in US-Israeli strikes, the confidence is remarkable. Tehran is determined to demonstrate that its capacity for threats remains fully operational, even as it works to restore the military capabilities needed to back them up.
