Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review

03 May 2011 | 02:30 Code : 12410 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran's newspapers on Monday, 12th of Ordibehesht, 1390; May 2, 2011.
Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review
The front page unquestionably belonged to Ahmadinejad's return to cabinet meetings after a ten-day absence. The Iranian president reaffirmed his belief in velayat-e faqih– the tenet of the Islamic Republic- while admitting that there are “issues” which will be resolved after his talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
 

Iran
 

President in Cabinet Meeting: Cabinet members unanimous in following velayat-e faqih

As Protests by Opposition to Ali Abdullah Saleh Spreads: Yemen plunges into nationwide strike

Iranian Traders Evade Sanctions with Their Initiatives
 

Jomhouri-ye Eslami
 

Approved in Majles: Oil Ministry bound to invest 85 trillion rials [approx. 8.5 billion USD] in joint oil and gas fields
 

Kayhan
 

Ahmadinejad Turns Enemy’s Dream into Nightmare: President returns to presidential office

Son and Three Grandchildren of Qaddafi Killed in NATO Air Strike

Higher Education Minister Verifies Admission of Tuition-Paying Students (1)
 

Resalat
 

President in Yesterday’s Cabinet Meeting: Government adhering and obedient to velayat-e faqih

US Embassy in Manama: No evidence of Iran's intervention in Bahrain

80 Leaders of Quest [Pyramid Scheme] Arrested in Tehran
 

Shargh
 

Recorded Yesterday: All-time record nosedive of Iran's stock exchange

MPs’ Account of Evening Meeting with President: Ahmadinejad returns to Pasteur [Street, site of presidential office]

[Prominent Nationalist Opposition Figure] Ezatollah Sahabi hit by stroke
 

Tehran-e Emrooz
 

NATO Attacks Qaddafi’s Tent

President in Cabinet Meeting: Government fully obedient to velayat-e faqih

Ministry of Industry Speaker [Reza Fatemi Amin]: Industries’ growth rate 10.8 percent
 

Vatan-e Emrooz
 

President Underscores in Yesterday’s Cabinet Meeting: Following velayat-e faqih, [common] pact of government members

Israel Struck by Palestinians’ Unity

* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.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