Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

25 December 2010 | 14:11 Code : 9754 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran’s newspapers on Thursday, 2nd of Dey 1389; December 23rd, 2010.
Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

The brawl between the judiciary and government over alleged financial corruption of Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi continued with Rahimi’s response. Purposeful Subsidies was another topic of Tehran’s newspapers today.

Hamshahri

Starts Today; ECO [Economic Cooperation Organization] Summit in Istanbul

Air Pollution Aggravates in Esfahan; Suspended Particulates Return to Tehran Next Week

Taxi Fare Won’t Increase Until Approval in Tehran’s Islamic City Council

Iran

Design and Manufacture of Airplane, Helicopter and Hybrid Automobiles

In a Message: Vice President’s response to Judiciary’s speaker

Chairman of Taxi Drivers’ Union Announces: Support basket of 10 basic items for 330 thousand [taxi] drivers 

Kayhan

Judge Hearing the Case of 2 [Iranian Kurdish rebel organization] Komalah terrorists: The key suspect of western Iran’s assassinations residing in London under the auspices of MI6

Purposeful Subsidies Stops Gasoline Smuggling [to Other Countries]

To Continue His Treatment: Saudi king stays in the US until further notice

Resalat

President in Interview with Reporters in Istanbul: Anti-Iranian sanctions born dead

US Secretary of State: Washington standing by the Iranian opposition

[Habib-ol-Lah] Asgarowladi: Representatives of Western discourse in Iran standing against Principlism

Shargh

[Mohammad-Reza] Rahimi: I will stay as long as Ahmadinejad stays [in power]

Mashaei Announces: Reshuffling in government over

Telecom CEO’s Response to Majles’ Report [on Violation of Law in Selling Telecom Shares to Sepah-Affiliate Company]: No comments for now

Tehran-e Emrooz

Bickering between the Government and Judiciary [over Mohammad-Reza Rahimi] Continues

Minister of Economy [Shams-od-Din Hosseini] Explains to MPs: The reason for 700-Toman [approx. 70 cents] gasoline

* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.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