Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review
Penalty for Unregulated Increase of Rental Prices
Iran
Official Report by IMF Delegation: Iran successful in implementation of Purposeful Subsidies Plan
Report on Legislators’ Reaction to the President’s Letter of Introduction of the New Minister [to Majles]: Controversies for the new minister and suspension of law in the last year of [the Eighth] Majles
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Bahrainis Return to the Stage of Revolution in Masses
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani: Rationality implies that we do not avoid new science
Renewed Promise of Police Commander [Brigadier Ahmadi-Moghaddam]: We will penalize those breaking social norms
Kayhan
Leader of Bahrain’s Shi’a Community [Sheikh Isa Qassim]: A nation that has devoted its blood won’t back off; Al-Khalifah must go
Kayhan’s Analytical Report; Israel: Iranian satellites will disturb West’s secret operations
In Protest to West’s Intervention: Bashar Assad shuns Obama's Phone Call
Shargh
Government’s New Muscle-Flexing in Real Estate: Prescription for rental prices
Moroccan King Promises Freedom and Parliamentary Rule: Escape towards reforms
Sarkozy Interested to Watch [Acclaimed Iranian Director, Asghar] Farhadi’s Film [Nader and Simin, a Separation]
Tehran-e Emrooz
Why Did Negotiations with Fetneh-Perpetrators Fail: Member of Majles’ Special Committee [to resolve post-election disputes; Esma’il Kowsari] reveals new aspects of the committee’s negotiations with Mousavi and Karroubi
[Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf:] Victory is ours if we follow the divine tradition and the Leadership’s advices
Vatan-e Emrooz
East-West Crack in P5+1; Medvedev: No one can stop Iran enriching uranium
Liberation Reports: Former Lebanese PM seeks asylum in France; [Saad] Hariri Flees
* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does 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.