Iran’s industry minister describes reconstruction plans to keep production on track

Iran’s Industry Minister Mohammad Atabak says there are plans to quickly rebuild critical factories that have been damaged during the war to ensure there are no shortages, reports Al Jazeera.

In comments carried by Iran’s IRIB broadcaster, Atabak said damaged factories whose products are widely used across supply chains have been put “at the top of the reconstruction list”.

An Iraqi soldier inspects the site of an airstrike at a military medical clinic, where Iraqi security sources said several soldiers were killed and wounded, in western Anbar province, Iraq, March 26, 2026. —AFP

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