Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review

04 May 2011 | 14:41 Code : 12458 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Tehran's newspapers on Tuesday, 13th of Ordibehesht, 1390; May 3, 2011.

The Iranian conservative media reacted quite pessimistically to the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death. A new dispute seems to have broken out between the government and Majles as Ali Nikzad’s legal term as acting minister of transportation has ended, and the government has yet to introduce a new candidate for the portfolio.

Hamshahri

Introduction of New Minister, Problem between Majles and the Government: Unknown fate for Ministry of Roads [and Transportation]

Occurred Yesterday: Tehran's Mayor [Baqer Qalibaf] pays tribute to workers

Iran

Middle East’s Largest Cultural Event Takes Place in Tehran with Exhibition of 400 Thousand Book Titles: 4 Thousand publishers play host in [annual] book fair starting tomorrow

Bin Laden’s Fate Unclear

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Details of Bin Laden’s Killing by the US in Pakistan

[Religious Leader] Ayatollah Javadi Amoli: Media shouldn’t advise with unclean language

Kayhan

CIA Agent Expiration Date Arrives: US kills pawn, Bin Laden’s death top news in global media

Pakistani Shi’as Announce Readiness to Be Deployed to Bahrain

Pyramid Scheme Members Arrested in Iran and Turkey

Resalat

Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi in Convention of Vali-ye Faqih Representatives in Sepah: State decrees (1) binding

President in Meeting with Workers from Across the Country: Purposeful Subsidies should continue forcefully

Shargh

Obama's Big Hunt

Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi: Without Islam, Iran is not worth the sacrifice

Abd-ol-Hossein Ruh-ol-Amini: We won’t free the Kahrizak accused

Tehran-e Emrooz

10 Questions about Bin Laden’s Death

One-Digit Inflation a Delusion: Interview with Ahmad Tavakkoli, Head of Majles’ Research Center

Nikzad’s Illegal Term as Acting Minister Begins; Government Official: No need to introduce new minister

Vatan-e Emrooz

Al Qaeda Leader’s Death in the Last Scene: The end of the Bin Laden show

* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.

Trouble with understanding some terms? Check our Glossary of Iranian Political Terms.

(1) State decree (hokm-e hokumati in Persian) is a term known to be used for the first time by former speaker of the parliament Mahdi Karroubi to refer to decrees issued by the Supreme Leader in critical cases needing extralegal intervention.

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.