德黑兰，伊朗 – 在与美国的战争预计将升级之际，梅赫尔达德·阿赫拉吉·凯塔布奇被任命为伊朗国防部长。
Tehran, Iran – Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi has been appointed Iran’s defence minister at a time when the war with the United States is expected to escalate.
这位68岁的官员于周日获得议会批准，议会自2月28日美以对伊战争爆发起便一直在线上召开，以接掌国防部和武装力量后勤部的领导工作。共有237名议员投票支持阿赫拉吉的任命，15人反对。
The 68-year-old was approved on Sunday by parliament, which has convened online since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28, to assume leadership of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics. In total, 237 lawmakers voted in favour of Akhlaghi’s appointment and 15 against.
前国防部长阿齐兹·纳西尔扎德在战争爆发首日与包括最高领袖阿里·哈梅内伊在内的大量其他高级人物一起遇害。
Former Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed along with a large number of other senior figures, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, on the opening day of the war.
该职位曾由马吉德·埃布恩-雷扎暂时代理，他现在将成为阿赫拉吉的副手。
The position was filled temporarily by Majid Ebn-e Reza, who will now become Akhlaghi’s deputy.
阿赫拉吉将负责重建和扩大伊朗的军工基础设施，而该基础设施一直是美国和以色列的重点打击目标。
Akhlaghi will be responsible for rebuilding and expanding Iran’s military-industrial infrastructure, which has been heavily targeted by the US and Israel.
新任国防部长的防御计划曾得到高级军事当局、总统马苏德·佩泽什基安以及议会国家安全与外交政策委员会的早期批准。
The new minister’s defence plans were approved earlier by senior military authorities, President Masoud Pezeshkian and parliament’s Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy.
“伊朗伊斯兰共和国不会成为对任何国家发动侵略的挑起者，但将在面对任何侵略时，坚决捍卫国家领土完整，直至死守，”佩泽什基安说。
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will not be the instigator of aggression against any country but will defend the territorial integrity of the country strongly and to the death against any aggression,” Pezeshkian said.
总统表示，阿赫拉吉在国防部及相关机构拥有超过42年的工作经验。
The president said Akhlaghi has more than 42 years of experience in the Defence Ministry and related organisations.
据国营媒体报道，他的主要专长在于弹道导弹、固体燃料推进、航空航天技术以及军工生产。
His principal expertise is in ballistic missiles, solid-fuel propulsion, aerospace technology and military-industrial production, according to state media.
此前，他曾担任谢希德·巴赫尔里工业集团、航空航天工业组织和国防工业组织的负责人。阿赫拉吉及这些实体均受到美国制裁。他还受到联合国制裁。
Previously, he served as the head of the Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group, the Aerospace Industries Organization and the Defence Industries Organization. Akhlaghi and these entities are all subject to sanctions by the US. He is also under United Nations sanctions.
据塔斯尼姆通讯社报道，该通讯社与伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）有关联，阿赫拉克吉在过去几十年里一直与多种导弹类型及相关武器研发项目有关联。据报道，他在扩大伊朗主要的塞吉尔和祖尔法卡尔弹道导弹系列方面发挥了作用，同时也参与了精确制导武器的研发，例如阿尔马斯导弹和亚辛制导炸弹。
He has been associated with developing several missile types and related weapons-development projects over the past decades, according to Tasnim, a newspaper linked with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Akhlaghi reportedly played a role in expanding the major Sejjil and Zolfaghar family of Iranian ballistic missiles as well as precision-guided weapons, such as the Almas missiles and Yasin guided bombs.
他还被认为在空间发射器、研究火箭以及与塞姆南伊玛目霍梅尼空间中心相关的基础设施方面具有专业知识。这些都被认为是伊朗在对以色列和美国战争中的关键因素。
He is also said to have expertise in space launchers, research rockets and infrastructure associated with the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Semnan. These have all been critical elements in Iran’s wars against Israel and the US.
本月，伊朗国防部发言人、准将雷扎·塔莱伊-尼克告诉记者，阿赫拉克吉的提名反映了伊朗增加战略武器数量和质量的需求，特别是导弹和无人机。“进攻性武器正在积极改进中，”发言人说。
This month, Iran’s Defence Ministry spokesman, Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik, told reporters that Akhlaghi’s nomination reflected Iran’s need to increase the quantity and quality of strategic weapons, particularly missiles and drones. “Offensive arms are being actively improved,” the spokesman said.
美国多次宣称其已摧毁伊朗大部分军工能力，但德黑兰坚持认为，伊朗在美国和以色列炸弹打不到的范围内仍保有相当的进攻和防御能力。伊朗方面表示，这些武器已根据伊朗的新战争经验进行了升级。
The US has repeatedly claimed that it has destroyed most of Iran’s military-industrial capacities, but Tehran has maintained it continues to have considerable offensive and defensive capabilities outside the reach of US and Israeli bombs. These weapons have been upgraded based on Iran’s new war experience, it has insisted.
阿赫拉克吉本月告诉议会成员，他曾会见高级军事指挥官，包括伊斯兰革命卫队总司令艾哈迈德·瓦希迪准将，以更好地了解他们在战争期间及之后的需求。
Akhlaghi told members of parliament this month that he had met with senior military commanders, including the commander-in-chief of the IRGC, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, to develop a better understanding of their requirements during and after the war.
据报道，他担任国防部长期间的优先事项包括加快军工发展、防空、利用政府和私营企业引入新兴技术、改善武装部队福利以及发展国际军事合作。
His priorities as defence minister would be faster military-industrial development, air defences, incorporation of emerging technologies using government and private sector firms, improvements in armed-forces welfare and development of international military cooperation, according to reports.
在周日作为国防部长的首次公开表态中，阿赫拉吉嘲讽了美国总统特朗普的政府，该政府本月曾威胁要对伊朗的核能和能源基础设施使用“所有炸弹之母”。
In his first comments as defence minister on Sunday, Akhlaghi taunted the administration of US President Donald Trump, which this month threatened to use the “mother of all bombs” on Iran’s nuclear and energy infrastructure.
他说道：“我们已经做好了准备，并将继续安心工作。”“特朗普总统必须考虑如何让他的部队完整地撤离我们的地区。如果他投下一枚炸弹，他就必须看看他将不得不水平撤离多少名士兵。”
“We have made preparations and continue our work with ease of mind,” he told reporters. “The US president must think of getting his forces out of our region in one piece. If he drops one bomb, he must see how many of his troops he will have to evacuate horizontally.”