Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Iran’s bitter defeat last night against South Korea in the Asian Cup marked an end to the dreams of Afshin Ghotbi (known as Afshin the Emperor), the Iranian-American head coach of the national team. The Istanbul negotiations ended with no tangible outcome, and the president announced his plans for transformation of Iran’s notoriously cumbersome bureaucratic system.
Hamshahri
New [Post-Subsidy Removal] Gas Bills Arrive: Lavish consumers jolted
End of Two-Day Talks in Istanbul: Iran did not step back
Goodbye Mr. Ghotbi!: With Iran’s defeat by South Korea, our people’s desire for the Asian Cup championship turns 39 years old
Iran
President Criticizes Resistance to Bureaucratic System Reform: Three bureaucratic transformation plans to be implemented in the Tenth Administration
Tehran Did Not Yield to Excessive Demands: West passive in responding to Iran’s suggestions in Istanbul talks
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Waves of the Tunisia Revolution Go Beyond the Arab World [into Albania]
Head of the Expediency Council’s Center for Strategic Research [Hassan Rowhani]: 30% of Iranian youth have zero income
[Ali] Larijani: Majles’ right to question and impeach enshrined in the Constitution
Kayhan
Iran Did Not Budge, Negotiations Fruitless
[Speaker of the Guardian Council] Abbas-Ali Kadkhodayi: Guardian Council won’t roll out red carpet for ’88 Fetneh agents
By Students and Muslim Youth: Tunisian Hezbollah will be founded
Khabar
Iran Leaves the Asian Cup: Goodbye Mr. Emperor
Resalat
Dr. Jalili in Interview with Reporters: Why are there 200 nuclear warheads deployed in Europe?
President States: Bureaucratic structure should change
Shargh
Kadkhodayi Clarifies [Ahmad] Jannati’s Remarks [on Non-Necessity of Reformists’ Participation in Future Elections]
Commander [Rostam] Ghasemi [Head of Sepah’s Khatam-ol-Anbia’ Construction Headquarters]: Khatam-ol-Anbia’s attitude not profit-oriented
Soccer Display in Cinemas Banned Until Further Notice (1)
Tehran-e Emrooz
Requiem for a Dream: When Afshin Ghotbi makes the biggest mistake of his life [in substitutions]
No to the US: Iranian delegation rejected proposal for bilateral talks with US representatives in Istanbul talks
Anti-Religion Policies in the World’s Second Shi’a Country: Baku’s measures against hijab continue
Vatan-e Emrooz
Iran Exits Asian Cup with South Korea’s Goal in Minute 105+1: We lost to our legionnaires (2)
Vatan-e Emrooz Reports on the Most Important Developments in Two Days of Talks between Iran and P5+1 in Istanbul: Iran strict in adherence to the agenda
Freedom Phoenix Extends Wings over the Saudi Regime: Tunisia revolution reaches Saudi Arabia
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.
(1) Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian women have been banned from entering the stadiums (except for a couple of occasions.) This ban has been recently extended to the cinemas, which displayed soccer matches in order to compensate for their low income.
(2) Legionnaire is a term used for Iranian footballers playing for foreign teams.
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.