Tehran’s Daily Newspapers’ Review

14 August 2010 | 14:52 Code : 7988 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran Newspapers on Tir 16, 1389 (July 7, 2010)
Tehran’s Daily Newspapers’ Review
Hamshahri

By the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution: Introduction and issuance of revision of consumption pattern macropolicies

70 Percent Increase of Unions’ Tax Annulled

Iran

By the Supreme Leader of the Revolution for Heads of the Three Supreme Powers and the Council of Expediency Discernment: Issuance of a 10-article plan for revision of consumption pattern

[Head of the National Security Council Saeed] Jalili in a Letter to Catherine Ashton: The “pressure and negotiations” [‘carrot and stick’] policy is unacceptable, rectify [your] mistakes

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

By The Supreme Leader of Revolution: Issuance of revision of consumption pattern macropolicies

Lebanese’ Nation’s Glorious Farewell to Allameh Fadhlollah

Following the Protests by Some Bazaar guilds: 70 percent increase of unions’ tax annulled

Kayhan

By the Leader of the Revolution: Macropolicies of revision of consumption pattern introduced and issued

Washington Removes Taliban Members from the Black List

Jalili’s Response to Ashton: Five plus One should accept Iran’s terms and conditions

Khabar

Ahmad Tavakkoli’s [Key Principlist MP] Protest to Some Behaviors of the President [Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]: This behavior teaches arrogance

After Protests by Bazaar Traders: 70 percent increase of guilds’ income revoked

Resalat

By the Supreme Leader: Macropolicies of revision of consumption pattern issued

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution: Allameh Fadhlollah Was an Honorable Supporter of the Islamic Republic

Amir Mohebbian [Resalat’s Political Editor] in an Interview with ISNA [Iranian Students’ News Agency]: Reformists’ Poverty of Theory led to their misconduct

Shargh

Ahmad Tavakkoli Warning about Undermining the Parliament in His Speech: The three powers should hear the ringing alarms

After the Guilds’ Protest to 70 Percent Tax: Trilateral agreement

[Mayor of Tehran Mohammad Baqer] Qalibaf’s Legal Advisor: We have no fear of installing [Dr. Ali] Shariati’s (1) banners

Tehran-e Emrooz

Textile and Carpet Traders React to Income Taxes’ 70 Percent Increase: Tax deal between the government and guilds

Formation of Legal and [Islamic] Jurisprudential Committees to Decide on the Endowment of the Azad University [Assets]: Supreme Judge’s key mission [Head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani]

Vatan-e Emrooz

“Vatan-e Emrooz” Reports of the Fitnah Group’s Dual Strategies to Confront Million-Strong Attendance of People in This Year’s 14th of Khordad Anniversary: Insulting the followers of Emam [Khomeini]; Attempting to prioritize margin over center

Bill Clinton Referring to Iranian Nation’s Unity against West: Sanction against the Islamic Republic Are Not Useful

(1)   Dr. Ali Shari’ati (1933-1977) was a revolutionary Islamist intellectual, influenced by the French intellectual movements and Marxist ideas. His radical doctrines heavily influenced the Islamic Revolution and post-Revolution political developments. His “Islam minus clerics” theory has received the strident criticism of Iranian clergies, both before and after the Islamic Revolution.

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.

Iran is the official organ of the administration.

Jomhuri-ye Eslami 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 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 is a principlist daily newspaper which adopts a critical stance towards Ahmadinejad’s policies.

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.

Vatan-e Emrooz -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.