Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review
Iran
Signatures to Postpone [Ministries] Merger Despite the Letter of the Law: Will Majles stand against the Fifth [Development] Plan?
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Citizens Worried About Soaring Prices While Politicians Occupied with Trifling Concerns
Bahraini Protestors Pour into the Streets Once Again
Majles’ Speaker [Ali Larijani]: Government beware not to be accused of meddling with the [ninth parliamentary] elections
Kayhan
The Fight Continues; Bahrainis Reject Brokers, Al-Khalifah Must Go
Stated in [Nuclear] Disarmament Conference: Nuclear powers ignore NPT
Resalat
[Resalat Editor-in-Chief] Seyyed Morteza Nabavi in an Interview with Mehr [News Agency]: The Left (1) deviated from the Revolution’s path after Emam [Khomeini]
Foreign Minister Salehi: US the biggest violator of NPT
[Guardian Council Speaker, Abbas-Ali] Kadkhodayi: Unconventional spending of [parliamentary election] candidates affects [their] qualification [by the Council]
Shargh
[Deputy Majles Speaker, Mohammad-Reza] Bahonar Announces about the Caretaker Transportation Minister [Ali Nikzad]: President renews extension [to introduce a candidate for the portfolio] with the Leadership’s permission
Tehran-e Emrooz
Legislators’ Bill Bans Mergers in the Tenth Administration [of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]
[Ali] Larijani Warns about Interventions [by the Government] in the Elections
Political Figures Stress on the Anniversary of the Tenth Presidential Election [in 2009]: Fetneh quenched thanks to the Leadership’s wisdom
Vatan-e Emrooz
Police Raid against Protestors in Spain Leaves Ten Injured: Street battles in Valencia and Madrid
Nabil El-Araby Speaks of Improving Ties with Iran: Egypt passes the Khaled Islambouli street (2)
(1) The Islamist left wing of the Islamic Republic, which later metamorphosed into Reformists and Greens.
(2) Street named after assassination of Egyptian Anwar Sadat in homage to his assassin Khaled Islambouli, and a long bone of contention between Tehran and Cairo.
* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does not publish on Thursdays.
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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.
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.