
接替在今年2月底中東衝突爆發首日遭美軍空襲身亡的前防長納西爾扎德
伊朗國會18日表決通過,由遭聯合國制裁的資深官員阿赫拉吉接任新國防部長。他將接替在今年2月底美以空襲中喪生的前防長納西爾扎德,在總票數277票中獲得237票支持。
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美以聯手於今年2月底空襲伊朗,導致前防長納西爾扎德等多位高層身亡。
伊朗國會議員18日表決通過新任國防部長的任命案,遭聯合國制裁的資深國防官員阿赫拉吉(Mehrdad Akhlaghi),確定接棒在今年2月底中東衝突爆發首日就被美國炸死的前防長納西爾扎德(Aziz Nasirzadeh)。
根據伊朗國營電視台,在中東衝突爆發近8個月後,伊朗國會議員18日表決批准阿赫拉吉入主國防與武裝部隊後勤部。伊朗政府網站發布的訊息顯示,在總共277張投下的選票中,阿赫拉吉以囊括逾八成的237票,順利成為新防長。
美國與以色列在今年2月28日聯手空襲伊朗引爆中東衝突,當天就炸死包括前防長納西爾扎德、伊朗前最高精神領袖哈米尼(Ayatollah Ali Khamenei),以及多名高級軍事指揮官。
根據「伊朗學生通訊社」(ISNA),阿赫拉吉在國會表決前表示,若能獲得國會的信任投票,他將在此敏感時刻肩負起帶領國防部的重任…「在這種情況下,保衛國家需要對環境有正確認識,理解情勢發展背後的邏輯,辨識出具有影響力的趨勢,以及做好準備以應對各種可能的未來(情況)」。
阿赫拉吉雖無軍銜,但在國防部任職長達42年,以及自2013年起擔任國營軍火製造機構「伊朗國防工業組織」;2007年,阿赫拉吉被以涉嫌參與核子或彈道飛彈活動為由遭聯合國制裁。
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阿赫拉吉將正式接掌伊朗國防與武裝部隊後勤部職務
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