Tehran’s Daily Newspapers’ Review
Hamshahri
Government: Majles [Parliament] is the cause of Electricity Industry’s Chaos
Destruction of One-Third of the Country’s Forests
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Global Condemnation of Terrorist Attack in Zahedan’s Grand Mosque
Glorious Funeral of the Pure Bodies of Martyrs of Terrorist Blasts in Zahedan
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Calls for Decisiveness in Dealing with the Terrorists
Iran
Minister of Petroleum Announces: Sanction-supporting oil companies on Iran’s blacklist
Imported Meat Distributed, Prices Fall in Tehran
Guilds’ 5% Share in [the Government’s] Total Tax Income: Guilds’ tax half the civil servants
Kayhan
Mourners’ Cry of Revenge at the Glorious Funeral of Zahedan’s Martyrs: Shi’as and Sunnis Announce Their Aversion to the Crime of the United States’ Pawns in the Region
Free Fruit Prices and Defenseless Consumers
Intense Battle with Taliban; Germany’s Defense Minister Flees
Khabar
An Unprecedented Reaction by Western Officials to a Terrorist Attack: Why the West condemns the crimes in Zahedan
Minister of Transportation: Tupolevs should leave [Iranian air fleet] in 5 months
Shargh
Mohseni Eze’i’s [Minister of Intelligence in Ahmadinejad’s first administration] Untold Stories of Kuy (1) and Kahrizak: We were at fault
[Former President] Seyyed Mohammad Khatami in Students’ Gathering: We would be in a better situation if we had prioritized culture
Tehran-e Emrooz
Ezhe’i tells the untold story of handling post-election incidents
Minister of Energy’s Version of the Causes of Electricity Stoppages
Pakistan Is Not Innocent in the Zahedan Incident: Interview with Esma’eel Koasari [Tehran’s representative in the Majles]
Vatan-e Emrooz
With A Huge Attendance of Shias and Sunnis in Zahedan: Funeral of Terror Martyrs
18 Killed in Attack against Pakistan’s Shias
Mohseni Ezhe’i Speaks of Presidential Election Incidents: Untold stories from the Leader of the Revolution’s Dealings with the 1388 Fetneh
(1) Kuy (the contraction for Kuy-e Daneshgah-e Tehran) is Tehran University main dormitory. The place was raided by as yet unidentified plain clothed agents two days after the June 12, 2009 presidential election
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.
Jomhuri-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 anlayst is Amir Mohebbian, its political editor.
Tehran-e Emrooz (Tehran Today) is a ‘principlist reformist’ newspaper, connected to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
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.