Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review

Deputy FM for Legal and International Affairs States: Representatives of 40 countries on their way to Tehran

Council of Expediency Discernment Member in Interview with Iran: Justice Share opponents mired in paradox

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

US to Form Secret Army in Iraq

Central Bank Clashes with Bazaar [over US Dollar Exchange Rates]

Head of National Atomic Organization Announces: New centrifuges to be installed in Fordo and Natanz

Kayhan

US Friends and Foes Struggle in Vienna Meeting: OPEC agrees to Iran's proposal, no increase in production

Kayhan’s Report on Price Hikes in Gold and Foreign Exchange Markets

Mossad Agents Turn Funerals of Golan Martyrs into a Bloodbath

Tehran-e Emrooz

Reactions to Ahmadinejad's Remarks [in His Wednesday Press Conference]

Head of national Atomic Organization: Production of 20% enriched uranium to triple

Maraaje’ Warn about Thugs’ Assault against a Young Cleric

* 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.