Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review

Hamshahri

In a Letter to Majles: Legislators protest the increasing trend of law abrogation

Iran

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Alerts Officials: Avoiding dispute, national duty towards Islam, Revolution and Iran

In Interview with Iran: Experts call for alteration of the 90 billion blood money

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Two Thousand University Professors Release Statement Condemning Crimes of Bahrain Rulers

Wave of Protests Give France and Greece Difficult Times

Kayhan

Europe Follows Middle East: Wave of awakening reaches France and Greece after Spain

Hezbollah: Syria paying the price for supporting the Resistance

Majles Asks Salehi to Explain His Likely Visit to Saudi Arabia

Resalat

Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Larijani: Punishing land grabbers strictly pursued

Ayatollah Alavi Gorgani: The state of hijab in the society torturous

Tehran-e Emrooz

Tehran-e Emrooz’ Analysis of 10-Year Fight against Economic Corruption: Where did it lead to?

Qalibaf: No justice without velayat

Behind Dismissing Head of the National Tobacco Company: Mashaei’s order to grant franchise to [notorious businessman] al-Aqili disclosed

Vatan-e Emrooz

Leader of the Revolution’s Advice in Meeting with Majles members: Avoid the wealthy [trying to influence parliamentary votes]

Central Bank Reacts to Project of Questioning Government’s Statistics [by Ahmad Tavakkoli and Some Other Conservative MPs]: We will sue

* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does 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.