Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
Introduction of New Minister, Problem between Majles and the Government: Unknown fate for Ministry of Roads [and Transportation]
Occurred Yesterday: Tehran's Mayor [Baqer Qalibaf] pays tribute to workers
Iran
Middle East’s Largest Cultural Event Takes Place in Tehran with Exhibition of 400 Thousand Book Titles: 4 Thousand publishers play host in [annual] book fair starting tomorrow
Bin Laden’s Fate Unclear
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Details of Bin Laden’s Killing by the US in Pakistan
[Religious Leader] Ayatollah Javadi Amoli: Media shouldn’t advise with unclean language
Kayhan
CIA Agent Expiration Date Arrives: US kills pawn, Bin Laden’s death top news in global media
Pakistani Shi’as Announce Readiness to Be Deployed to Bahrain
Pyramid Scheme Members Arrested in Iran and Turkey
Resalat
Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi in Convention of Vali-ye Faqih Representatives in Sepah: State decrees (1) binding
President in Meeting with Workers from Across the Country: Purposeful Subsidies should continue forcefully
Shargh
Obama's Big Hunt
Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi: Without Islam, Iran is not worth the sacrifice
Abd-ol-Hossein Ruh-ol-Amini: We won’t free the Kahrizak accused
Tehran-e Emrooz
10 Questions about Bin Laden’s Death
One-Digit Inflation a Delusion: Interview with Ahmad Tavakkoli, Head of Majles’ Research Center
Nikzad’s Illegal Term as Acting Minister Begins; Government Official: No need to introduce new minister
Vatan-e Emrooz
Al Qaeda Leader’s Death in the Last Scene: The end of the Bin Laden show
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.
Trouble with understanding some terms? Check our Glossary of Iranian Political Terms.
(1) State decree (hokm-e hokumati in Persian) is a term known to be used for the first time by former speaker of the parliament Mahdi Karroubi to refer to decrees issued by the Supreme Leader in critical cases needing extralegal intervention.
Briefing
Hamshahri (Citizen) is the official daily newspaper of Tehran's Municipality. Its general directions in politics, culture and economy are determined by the mayor of Tehran, currently Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
Iran is the official organ of the administration.
Jomhouri-ye Eslami (The Islamic Republic) was known as the official organ of the Party of the Islamic Republic, founded in 1979 and disbanded in 1987. Currently, it is an open critique of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's policies and is known to be a mouthpiece of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Kayhan (Universe) is a hard-line conservative newspaper. Its editor-in-chief –currently Hossein Shari’atmadari- is appointed by Iran's Supreme Leader. Shari’atmadari’s editorials often spark off controversy and debate inside Iranian political circles.
Khabar (News) is a principlist daily newspaper which adopts a critical stance towards Ahmadinejad's policies.
Resalat (Mission) belongs to the moderate wing of the principlist camp. Resalat’s best known analyst is Amir Mohebbian, its political editor.
Shargh (East) is a moderate reformist newspaper. It was the most popular and influential reformist newspaper in its first period of publication which lasted from August 2003 until September 2006.
Tehran-e Emrooz (Tehran Today) is a ‘principlist reformist’ newspaper, connected to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
Vatan-e Emrooz (Motherland Today) -which started its publication in November 2008-, belongs to Mehrdad Bazrpash, the thirty-old pro-Ahmadinejad politician who is also head of Iran's second largest auto manufacturer company, Saipa. Vatan-e Emrooz is a supporter of the president’s policies.