Tehran’s Daily Newspapers Review

14 August 2010 | 14:51 Code : 7928 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Tehran’s daily newspapers on Tir 10 1389 (July 1 2010)

The struggle between the Iranian Parliament -Majlis- and the government over the endowment of Azad University assets are not supposed to leave the headlines. Meanwhile, the trial over the Kahrizak incident [in which four demonstrators arrested during the protests against the June 2009 presidential elections died in custody] did not appear on the front page of any principlist headline.

Hamshahri

Specialists Warned Following the Oil Crisis in the Gulf of Mexico: likely environmental crisis in the Persian Gulf

The Court’s Verdict on the Azad University Was Invalidated

Kayhan

With the Majlis’ Bill, Presidential and City Council Elections Will Be Held Simultaneously

In Opposition to the Bill of Endowment of Azad University [Assets]: Students’ protest demonstration in front of the Majlis

Resalat

[Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr] Mottaki: We Will Respond to the Vienna Group after Consulting with Turkey and Brazil

Dr. Ali Larijani Suggested in the Islamic Parliamentary Assembly: Iran’s eleven proposals for breaking the Gaza blockade

Tehran-e Emrooz

Talion for Two Accused for Kahrizak: 9 others were sentenced to prison, weregild, monetary fine, dismissal from work and lashes

Battle with Fire in Naftshahr [Oil Field in Iran’s Western Region]

Gasoline Supply under Sanctions: Minister of Petroleum: we have the ability to produce gasoline in our petrochemical units

Shargh

Two Were Sentenced to Talion and 9 to Prison [for the Kahrizak incident]

Mottaki in Response to Russia’s Call for Negotiations: the Tehran Declaration is our starting point

Briefing

Hamshahri 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.

Kayhan 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 belongs to the moderate wing of the principlist camp. Resalat’s best known anlayst is Amir Mohebbian, its political editor.

Tehran-e Emrooz is a ‘principlist reformist’ newspaper, connected to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

Shargh 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.