Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Iranians are waiting for Pakistan to extradite Abdolraouf Rigi, brother of executed leader of the terrorist group Jundullah. The Guardian Council has rejected parliament’s decision to remove the president from the Central Bank’s chairmanship, and the controversy over the financial record of Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi continues.
Hamshahri
Bread Prices Revised; Quality Not Changed
Increasing Discovery of Psychedelics in the Country; Industrial Narcotics Smugglers Will Be Executed
Pakistani Officials Confirm: Senior member of Jundushaitan arrested (1)
Iran
Head of the Consumer Protection Organization [Mohammad-Hassan Nekou’i-Mehr]: A new wave of price reductions on the way
[Minister of Intelligence] Hojjat-ol-Eslam val-Moslemin [Heydar] Moslehi Announces: Decoding foreigners’ emails to leaders of Fetneh by the Ministry of Intelligence
Speaker and 8 Members of the Terrorist Group Jundushaitan Arrested: Iran calls for extradition of Abdolraouf Rigi
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
New Promises for Stabilization of Housing Prices
Guardian Council Opposes President’s Removal from Central Bank’s Board [of Directors]
Economic Activists Demand the Government Implements Protective Policies in Exports
Kayhan
Xinhua’s Report: Iran bolstering regional ties after West’s sanctions
Speaker of the Jundushaitan Group Arrested; Islamabad Will Extradiate Abdolraouf Rigi to Tehran
Khabar
Mashaei Responds to [Judiciary Speaker] Mohseni Ezhe’i’s Remarks: Ahmadinejad further determined to keep [Vice President, Mohammad-Reza] Rahimi [in His Position]
School Tuition Fees Won’t Increase with Purposeful Subsidies
100 Questions by 80 MPs for 15 Ministers: Three-fourths of the cabinet summoned to Majles
Resalat
Secretary of the Council of Expediency Discernment Mohsen Rezaee Announces: Discernment Council ready to implement Purposeful Subsidies
Minister of Intelligence: Decoding of Fetneh-perpetrators’ emails inflicted a crushing defeat on the enemy
Abdolraouf Rigi Will Be Handed Over to Iranian Officials
Shargh
Mashaei Hosts Five Cabinet Ministers [in Meeting for Analysis of Expatriate Iranians Council’s Record]
President’s Press Advisor [Ali-Akbar Javanfekr]: [Former Foreign Minister, Manouchehr] Mottaki should prostrate himself [to thank being dismissed by Ahmadinejad]
Tehran-e Emrooz
Muscle Flexing: Five ministers attend meeting on presentation of the achievements of the controversial Expatriate Iranians Convention
Faltering Steps in Independence of the Central Bank
Vatan-e Emrooz
Lawmakers Call for Officials’ Vigilance to Prevent Soft Subversion Suspects’ Defection: Fetneh leaders banned from leaving the country
President Should Attend Central Bank’s Board: Guardian Council’s judgment on Central Bank
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.
(1) Jundushaitan (The Army of Satan) is the name used by some Iranian newspapers instead of the real title of the terrorist group, Jundullah, which literally means the “Army of God”.
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.