Tehran’s Daily Newspapers Review

14 August 2010 | 14:51 Code : 7924 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Tehran daily newspapers on Tir 9 1389 (June 30 2010).

One week after a controversial bill passed –and was later nullified- by the Iranian Parliament, the Majles, which could block the Ahmadinejad administration’s aspired domination over Azad University –Iran’s largest private academic institution ruled by Hashemi Rafsanjani’s protégé Abdullah Jasbi (with assets worth of 250 billion USD)- government supporters have not tempered their criticisms.

Hamshahri

The Hot Hot Weekend: Weather to become warmer

Detention of 10 Russian Spies in the United States

Kayhan

General Mullen: Israel has also understood that it can’t wrestle with Iran

Ministry of Telecommunication: Internet fees reduced by 10 percent for home users

New Member of the [Azad University] Board of Trustees: The President of Azad University will be appointed next week

Resalat

Manouchehr Mottaki at Press Conference: Iran Will Counter Diversionary Moves for Enforcement of the [UN] Resolution [1929]

Morteza Nabavi [principlist politician] in an Interview with the Young Journalists’ Club: Some groups aim to create rift among the principlists

Tehran-e Emrooz

The Big Auto Deal [between Iran’s leading auto manufacturers Iran Khodro and Saipa and their affiliates] in Limbo

A Return to the Cold War?

Controversial Articles of the Fifth [National Development] Program

Shargh

Russia’s Reaction to [Germany’s] Blocking the Bushehr [Nuclear Power Plan] Items: Kremlin Suing on behalf of Iran

Gholam Hossein Elham [former Minister of Justice in Ahmadinejad’s first Administration] Accuses Azad University of Money Laundering

Al-Qaeda’s First Lady Arrested

Vatan-e Emrooz

General Michael Mullen, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff: Nuclear Sanctions Cannot Stop Iran

Briefing

Hamshahri 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.

Kayhan 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.

Resalat belongs to the moderate wing of the principlist camp. Resalat’s best known analyst is Amir Mohebbian, its political editor.

Tehran-e Emrooz is a ‘principlist reformist’ newspaper, connected to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

Shargh 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.

Vatan-e Emrooz -which began publication in November 2008-, belongs to Mehrdad Bazrpash, the thirty-old pro-Ahmadinejad politician who is also head of Iran’s second largest automobile manufacturing company, Saipa. Vatan-e Emrooz is a supporter of the president’s policies.