Tehran’s Daily Newspapers Review

14 August 2010 | 14:52 Code : 8010 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Tehran Newspapers on 20th of Tir, 1389 (July 11, 2010)

Expectedly, front-page headline of Tehran’s daily newspapers belongs to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s Speech on Saturday, July 7. The row between Parliament and Government –or better say, Ali Larijani and Ahmadinejad- seems incessant as in his latest attack, Ali Larijani has accused the government –albeit without naming Ahmadinejad- of ignoring the bills passed by the parliament. Increasing temperature which has forced the government to shut down public organizations in 22 provinces have also attracted the attention of the newspapers.

Hamshahri

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution: Iran is the Flag-Bearer of Awakening, Unity and Dignity of Muslim Nations

Electricity Short, Government Calls Off 21 Provinces

Tonight at 23 [Tehran Time], Spain, Netherlands, Final Match of the 19^th [World] Cup

Iran

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Officials, Ambassadors of Muslim Countries and People: Muslim States Do Not Fear, Imperialist on the Decline

Temperature to Become Normal by the Weekend

President [Ahmadinejad] in Press Conference on the Sidelines of D8 (1) Summit: Iran’s nuclear activities will never stop/Sanctions have failed

Jomhuri-ye Eslami

Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Officials: Islamic Awakening Has Transformed the Conditions of Nations

Government Called Off Tehran and 19 Other Provinces for Today and Tomorrow

Speaker of the Parliament: We will not allow anyone to sweep the law aside

Resalat

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Meeting with Officials: Iran is carrying nations’ flag of awakening

Ahmadinejad in Nigeria: We are waiting for West’s response to Iran’s terms for negotiations

Seyyed Morteza Nabavi [former principlist MP]: Political Certificate of Reformist Leaders’ Invalidated

Shargh

Holiday Fever in Iran

Officers of the Soft War (2) Enter the Schools

[Speaker of the Parliament] Ali Larijani Warns: Opportunists Have Cornered Revolutionaries

Tehran-e Emrooz

Supreme Leader of the Revolution Stressed in Meeting with Officials of the System: The beginning of U.S.’ and Imperialist Powers’ Decline

22 Provinces Called Off to Control Electricity [Consumption]

Speaker of the Parliament [Ali Larijani]: Injustice to people by non-abidance to the law and arrogance [by the government]

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 analyst 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 publication in November 2008- belongs to Mehrdad Bazrpash, the thirty-year old pro-Ahmadinejad politician who is also head of Iran’s second largest auto manufacturing company, Saipa. Vatan-e Emrooz is a supporter of the president’s policies.