Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

25 December 2010 | 14:14 Code : 9623 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran’s newspapers on Sunday 21st of Azar 1389; December 12th, 2010.
Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Ali Larijani’s sixth press conference, held yesterday, was the top headline in Tehran’s newspapers today. Larijani commented on WikiLeaks, Arab states’ involvement in Iran’s nuclear talks, the Geneva negotiations, the Purposeful Subsidies bill, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and Principlists’ unity.

Hamshahri

[Tehran Mayor, Mohammad-Baqer] Qalibaf: We will remain at the emergency [air pollution] state unless metro expanded

Gaza-Bound Asian Aid Caravan Today in the Capital

Speaker of the Economic Transformation Plan [Mohammad-Reza Farzin]: Subsidies of new registrants not paid this year

Iran

Chairman of the Center for Guilds and Traders in the Ministry of Commerce [Hossein Radmard]: 2000 Trade unions and chain department stores committed to stability of prices

Ashoura Rituals Held in the Capital

Rain Pours over the Capital on Monday: Wind and rain in center and west of the country, snow in northwest

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Speaker of Parliament’s [Ali Larijani] Remarks about MPs’ Relations with the Government, Impugnation of Religious-Political Figures, Major Economic Issues and Independence of the Central Bank

Clinton Confesses to the Failure of US Policies in the Middle East

Meteorology Officials Announce: Rain will save Tehran [from air pollution]

Kayhan

Seyyed Hassan Nasrullah: Victory in the 33-day war [with Israel] product of Ashoura culture

Underscoring the Necessity of Lifting Sanctions; CEO of the French Company Total: The world needs Iran’s gas and oil

[Ali] Larijani: The Fifth Development Plan an inclusive bill

Khabar

Head of the Islamic Consultative Assembly’s [Majles] Press Conference: Larijani warns political touters; The government should heed MPs’ concerns on enforcement of the Purposeful Subsidies bill

What Happened in the Thursday Meeting of Jame’atain (1)?; Member of the Association of Combatant Clerics of Tehran [Seyyed Reza Taqavi]: Hashemi did not attend the meeting

[Minister of Interior] Mostafa Mohammad-Najar States: Ministry of Interior prepared to protect nuclear scientists

Resalat

Dr. Ali Larijani States in Interview with Foreign and Iranian Correspondents: US diplomacy, a brew of espionage and conspiracy

Hillary Clinton: US unable to end Middle East conflicts

Manouchehr Mottaki: British government should exercise self-restraint against the protestors [to tuition fee hike]

Shargh

Larijani Criticizes Attacks against Hashemi [Rafsanjani]

Iran’s Letter Submitted to Ban Ki-Mon; UN Silence on Assassination of Nuclear Scientists Criticized

Tehran-e Emrooz

Rainy Tehran, after 40 Days

Larijani Criticizes Impugnation of Political Figures

Premature Engagement of Government Forces with the [Parliamentary] Elections

Vatan-e Emrooz

Iran Meteorological Organization Forecasts Rainy Weather for Tehran Tonight and Tomorrow: Pour rain, o rain!

On the Sidelines of Bali Democracy Forum: Iran-Japan Secret meeting

 

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

(1) Arabic word meaning “two Jame’ah [societies]”, referring to Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom and Association of Combatant Clerics of Tehran.

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.