Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
Head of the Central Bank Announces: Metro budget will not be paid unless the government issues the bill
This Year’s Heat Breaks 130-Year Record
Head of the Judiciary [Sadegh Larijani]: President’s language should be decent, stylish, correct and fair
Iran
President at Celebration of the International Week of Mosques: Iran’s solutions to confront economic sanctions
Iranian Submarines Take Control in the Region
Coin for 500 Tomans [approx. 50 U.S. cents]
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Head of the Judiciary [Sadegh Larijani]: President’s language should be stylish, correct and fair; Insults Should Continue No More
Against the Issued Order of Majles Speaker; Head of the Central Bank: No money paid for metro unless the government issues demand
Seyyed Hassan Nasrullah to Reveal [the backstage facts of Rafik Hariri’s Assassination] Today
Kayhan
President: We will strike the sanction-imposers through sanctions
Iran Exports Wheat to India, the UAE and Oman
Hojjat-ol-Eslam Salek [Speaker of the Association of Combatant Clerics] Reports: Wahabbis welcome Mashaee’s comments [on The School of Iran] on Saudi Arabian TV
Khabar
Head Judge’s [Sadegh Larijani] Objection against Ahmadinejad
[Former FM] Velayati Highlights Iran’s Iron-Clad Nuclear Determination
Bitter Ending for Speakers of the Cabinet; The Tenth Administration Has So Far Failed to Render Its Speakers Responsive
Resalat
Seyyed Morteza Nabavi [Principlist Politician] at the Weekly Convention of Guilds of the Bazaar: Officials avoid enemy-pleasing remarks
Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting the President of Guinea Bissau: The Islamic Ummah [Community] should strive for friendship and Unity
Friday Prayers’ Leader of Qom Warns about Preaching Wahabbi’s Teachings in Iran
Shargh
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani’s Reaction to Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Such accusations [of not following the President’s complaints] against the Judiciary are incorrect
Commander Radan [Senior Police Commander]: Not everyone should be allowed to enter a career in journalism
Head of the Trade Chamber: The international scene should not be left to radicals
Tehran-e Emrooz
By the Head of the Judiciary: Objection to Ahmadinejad’s Language
Interview with [Principlist MP] Ali Motahhari: My criticisms have been effective
Minister of Culture: The government does not follow liberal cultural doctrines
Vatan-e Emrooz
The Bloody Night of Basra’s Market
Minister of Defense States: 4 submarines delivered to the Navy
Former IAEA Chief Calls for Dialogue between the West and Tehran; ElBaradei: Iran is the gate to stability in the Middle East
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.
Jomhuri-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 anlayst is Amir Mohebbian, its political editor.
Tehran-e Emrooz (Tehran Today) is a ‘principlist reformist’ newspaper, connected to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
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.
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.