Iran's new defence minister warns the US.
Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi says any American miscalculation will trigger a broad response affecting Washington and its allies.
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Key points
- 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.
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Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi says any American miscalculation will trigger a broad response affecting Washington and its allies.