Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

27 November 2010 | 16:07 Code : 9390 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran’s newspapers on Saturday, 29th of Aban, 1389; November 20th 2010.
Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Iran’s implementation of anti-aircraft missiles, the UN resolution on ‘serious human rights violations’ in Iran, and Haj pilgrims’ return to Iran were the top headlines of Tehran’s newspapers today.

Hamshahri

Deputy Tehran Mayor [Seyyed Ja’far Tashakkori Hashemi]: Metro prepared to set 2.5 million passengers per day record

Iranian Pilgrims to Return to the Country Tomorrow

40 Hectares of Forests Devastated; 3-Day Blaze in Golestan Jungle [in North-Eastern Iran]

Iran

President Puts Forth at Littoral States’ Summit: Iran’s six suggestions at the Caspian summit

Successful Implementation of Defense Missiles and Systems

Monetary and Banking Experts: Central Bank should stay beside the government

Single-Digit Inflation 18 Months after Purposeful Subsidies

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

France’s New Minister of Defense: West ‘trapped’ in Afghanistan

Non-Aligned Movement Denounces UN Resolution on Iran’s Violation of Human Rights

At the Conclusion of the Third Caspian Sea Littoral States’ Summit in Baku: Security MoU signed

Successful Implementation of Several New Missile Systems in the Guardians of the Firmament of Velayat III Maneuver

Kayhan

Kayhan’s Report on Massive Reaction to Guardians of the Firmament of Velayat III Maneuver: The world taken with Iran’s missile power

Security Cooperation between 5 Caspian Littoral States

British PM: BBC our ‘soft power’ tool across the world

Khabar

Isa Kalantari, Minister of Agriculture in [Hashemi Rafsanjani’s] Reconstruction Administration: Hashemi was not allowed to render the subsidies purposeful

Supreme Leader: Creating schism among the nation is enemy’s glimmer of hope

Resalat

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with the People of Esfahan: Fostering despair and schism tantamount to betrayal

112 Countries Oppose Anti-Iranian Resolution of UN General Assembly

Dr. Ahmadinejad in Meeting with Russian President: The age of sanctions and bullying is over

Shargh

Explicit Talks between Medvedev and Ahmadinejad

Tehran-e Emrooz

The First Fateful Decision on Subsidies; the Government Will Announce the Price and Ration of Gasoline Tonight

Supreme Leadership: Enemies wasting their time with sanctions

Explicit Talks between Ahmadinejad and Medvedev

Vatan-e Emrooz

[Head of the Human Rights Council in the Judiciary] Mohammad-Javad Larijani’s Exposé Foiled Anti-Iranian Plot [UN Resolution on Iran’s Human Rights Record]; A Resolution with 112 Negative Votes

Historic Flight in the Sky of Guangzhou [Asian Games]; Iran Ranks 4th with 8 Gold Medals after 7 Days

Turkey’s Resistance Effective; Iran’s Name Removed from NATO’s List of Threats

* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.

Trouble with understanding some terms? Check our Glossary of Iranian Political Terms.

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.