Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Hamshahri

To Begin Next Year: VAT for retail vendors

Parishan Lake [in Fars Province in southern Iran] on the Verge of Complete Disappearance

Iran

Head of National Tax Affairs Organization: Sale Box plan to determine the correct tax rate for guilds

Majles Opposes Obligation to Register ‘Temporary Marriage’

Unfair Accusations against the Government from the Majles Tribune

Kayhan

Takes Place in Washington: 500 thousand Americans demonstrate against Obama’s Policies

Rafik Hariri’s Tribunal Cooperates with the CIA

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Announces: Iran to start fingerprinting British nationals

Naderan [Senior Principlist MP] Demands: Investigation into Iranian Expats’ Convention

Khabar

Pro and Con Comments on the “Support for Family” Bill in Majles: Tense day for ‘temporary marriage’

Secretary of the Supreme Council of Iranians Convention in Reaction to Critics: We spent 1.5 billion Tomans [approx. 1.5 million USD], gained hundreds-fold

Resalat

Mottaki at Press Conference: The Zionist Regime understands no language but resistance

In the President’s Presence: More than 4070 telecom and post projects inaugurated

Tens of Thousands of Americans Demonstrate against Obama in Front of the White House

Shargh

Majles Praises Suspension of Three Senior Judiciary Officials; 216 MPs Call for Investigating the Kuy (1) Catastrophe

Minister of Higher Education [Kamran Daneshju]: University personae non grata will be reduced to rubble

Government Denies; Naderan’s New Accusations against Masha’i

Tehran-e Emrooz

Cultural Situation of Universities as Described by Daneshjou; Minister of Higher Education: Changing university presidents not political

Analysts State in Interview with Tehran-e Emrooz: Leader’s advices and the government’s record

One Step to Ratification of the Controversial Bill: MPs finalize the terms and conditions for men’s re-marriage today

Vatan-e Emrooz

In Conjunction with the Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s Historic Speech: Tens of thousands of Americans demonstrate against Obama’s policies

Speaker of the Foreign Ministry [Ramin Mehmanparast]: British nationals to be fingerprinted

Minister of Intelligence: Ministry of Intelligence’s new approach ‘pro-active’

(1)   Kuy (the contraction for Kuy-e Daneshgah-e Tehran) is the Tehran University main dormitory. The facility was raided by as yet unidentified plainclothes agents two days after the June 12, 2009 presidential election.

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.

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 anlayst is Amir Mohebbian, its political editor.

Tehran-e Emrooz (Tehran Today) is a ‘principlist reformist’ newspaper, connected to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

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.

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.