Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Visit to Book Fair: Country’s development without progress in book industry impossible
Government’s Plans to Curb Rental Price Increase
Iran
President Addresses MPs in Cabinet Meeting: Let the government carry out its mission according to the law
MPs Object to Claims about One Billion Euro Bribe (1)
Second Batch of Nuclear Fuel for Bushehr Atomic Plant Enters Iran
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Supreme Leader of the Revolution among Top Publishers at International Book Fair: Quality of publishing and diversity of topics far from desirable point
Ahmadinejad: Ninth and Tenth Administrations [of Ahmadinejad] most law-adherent governments throughout Iranian history!
Majles Speaker [Ali Larijani]: No joking about ministries’ mergers
Kayhan
Kayhan’s Report: Hot debate over ministries’ mergers between Majles and government
Full Neglect of Iran Sanctions by 124 Countries
Hague Court [of Justice] Admits Anti-Humanitarian Crimes of Al-Khalifah Regime [of Bahrain]
Resalat
Tehran MP [Esma’il] Kowsari: We must cut the hands of domestic thieves
Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Three-Hour Visit to Book Fair: Country’s development without progress in book industry impossible
Intelligence Minister Warns Departments on the “Stars Virus”
President: Supreme Leadership solves disputes between three powers
Shargh
Supreme Leadership: Country’s development without progress in book industry impossible
President Reacts to Majles Speaker’s Warning [against Illegal Merger of Ministries]
Tehran-e Emrooz
Guardian Council Disqualifies Government’s Decision [to Not Introduce New Ministers for Merged Ministries]
Supreme Leader of the Revolution Visits Book Fair
Judiciary Head [Sadegh Larijani]: “Astray Current” tied to economic corruption
(1) Claimed by Tehran conservative MP Parviz Sorouri as promised to MPs by Mashaei-chaired Supreme Council of Expatriate Iranians, to not eliminate the organizations’ designated budget.
* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.
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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.