May 26, 2026, Tehran, Iran: Iranian President MASOUD PEZESHKIAN (L) and Iranian Acting Minister of Defense Brigadier General MAJID EBN-E-REZA (R) during a meeting in Tehran. Majid Ebn-e-Reza is an Iranian military officer and politician serving as the acting minister of defense of Iran since 2 March 2026. According to the Deputy for Communications and Information of the Iranian President's Office, President leer más Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Ebn-e-Reza as the acting Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Prior to his appointment, he held several strategic positions in the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff of the Armed Forces, and the defense industries, and most recently served as a deputy minister in the ministry. On March 3, 2026, reports circulated claiming Israel had killed him in an airstrike, two days after the death of his predecessor, Aziz Nasirzadeh. However, neither Iran nor Israel has confirmed his death. leer menos