Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
Supreme Leader of the Revolution: Society of [Seminary] Teachers [of Qom] should remain the criteria for the [Qom] Seminary and the country
Dollar and Gold Prices Fall in Domestic Markets
Experts Criticize Inauguration of Iran’s Cultural Heritage Sale Centers
Iran
Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Chairman and Members of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom: A part of cultural defects due to [failure of] the cleric institution and seminary
Deputy Head of the National Tax Administration [Mohammad-Qasem Panahi]: 12 Billion Tomans [approx. 12 million USD] returns to tax-payers each month
US Dollar Price Continues Downfall; Gold Demand in the Market Normalized
Kayhan
Supreme Leader of the Revolution Underscores: Society of Teachers, supporters of the Line of Imam yesterday and today [in the past and present]
82 Civil-Cultural Projects Inaugurate in South Tehran
Khabar
Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Members of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom: Correct cultural direction a responsibility of the clergy
With Less Rainfall in This Year’s Water Year: Water rationing, maybe next year
[Former Head of the Privatization Organization, Gholam-Reza Heydari Kord Zanganeh]: I repeat, Sepah not the purchaser of [controversial deal] telecom shares
Resalat
Supreme Leader in Meeting with the Members of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom: Influential identity of the Society of Teachers should be preserved
President: Planning should be based on Iranian-Islamic models
Minister of Defense [Cmdr. Ahmad Vahidi]: We will manufacture S300 missile system in near future
Shargh
[Director General of Tehran’s Prisons, Sohrab] Soleymani in Valediction and Inauguration Ceremony of Evin [Prison] Administrators: Evin the showcase of Nezam’s security behavior
Central Bank’s Two New Conditions to Sell Foreign Exchange to Passengers
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Statistics’ Day Convention: Data and statistics should be to motivate, not discourage
Tehran-e Emrooz
Tehran-e Emrooz Analysis on Developments of Import-Export Policies: Half-open gates for import
Qom; The Fifth Day of [Supreme Leader’s] Trip: Seniors of the Seminary meet the Supreme Leader of the Revolution
Vatan-e Emrooz
Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Members of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom: Society of Teachers the birthplace of Maraaje’ [religious leaders]
Head of Presidential Office [Esfandiar Rahim Masha’i]: Iran flag-bearer of Ahl-e Beit (1) and Pure Islam schools
Sanctions Are Useless, Target Purposeful Subsidies: [Western] Embassies’ report to instigate chaos
* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does not publish on Thursdays due to financial problems.
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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.