Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Meanwhile, in the Majles, the controversy continued over the “Support for Family” bill, which addresses touchy issues such as re-marriage for men, and sigheh –temporary marriage.
Hamshahri
Government’s New Decision for Moving Civil Servants from the Capital: Tehranis deprived [of facilities], the dispatched rewarded
Construction of the Largest Qur’anic Complex of the Muslim World [in Tehran]
Controversial Article of “Support for Family” Bill to Be Re-Discussed
Iran
Partisan Principlism Not an Alternative to Reformism: Speaking to university students, the president calls left-right bifurcation the biggest betrayal of the people
Minister of Intelligence [Heydar Moslehi]: There is no need for Interpol to arrest Mehdi Hashemi (1)
Kayhan
Minister of Petroleum [Mas’oud Mir-Kazemi]: Gasoline imports to be ended soon
Minister of Intelligence on the Sidelines of Cabinet Meeting: One billion dollars is [only] a part of West’s aid to the Heads of the Fetneh
Seyyed Hassan Nasrullah: Lebanon’s resistance a model for the world
Shargh
Minister of Intelligence Insists that Hossein Musavian Is a Spy: Cleared by the Judiciary, Charged by the Ministry of Intelligence
Principlist MPs Reiterate the Non-Enforcement of the ‘Purposeful Subsidies’ Program in Interview with Shargh: The government has no intentions for enforcement
The Unspoken by Mahdi Kalhor [Ahmadinejad’s Media Advisor] about His Recent Meeting with Ali-Reza Beheshti (2)
Tehran-e Emrooz
Mahdi Kalhor’s Prediction about the Government’s [Major] Plans: Failure of Maskan-e Mehr (3), reduction of Tehran’s population
Fresh Gasoline News: Minister of Petroleum announces that with the increasing production of gasoline, imports will end soon
[Minister of Intelligence] Moslehi Backs Up Ayatollah Jannati’s Remarks: Minister of Intelligence’s Elaboration on Oriflame (4) and Musavian’s Dossier
(1) Mehdi Hashemi, son of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, is accused by Ahmadinejad supporters of being the mastermind behind the post-election unrest. He was allegedly a major financial supporter of Mir Hosein Musavi’s presidential campaign, utilizing the financial resources of the Islamic Azad University powerhouse. A few weeks after the June 12th presidential election, he left the country for Britain and has not yet returned.
(2) Ali-Reza Beheshti is the son of late Ayatollah Mohammad-Hossein Beheshti, religious intellectual and first post-Revolution head of the Iranian judiciary. Beheshti, a supporter of Mir Hossein Musavi, was arrested after the presidential election of 2009.
(3) Maskan-e Mehr is a grand governmental plan for construction of cheap housing
(4) Oriflame is a Sweden-based cosmetics company whose operations in Iran were shut down recently by the government on charges of running a pyramid scheme. The firm has also been accused of espionage.
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.
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.
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.
Note: Vatan-e Emrooz is not published on Thursdays due to financial problems.