Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
Iran’s Population Reaches 74 Million
Warning against Demolition of the Country’s Jungles; Zagros (1) Jungles Turning into Deserts
Retail Sale of [K12] Textbooks Begins
Iran
One Million Tons of Essential Supplies Stored in Conjunction with [Enforcement of] Purposeful Plans; 2-Month [Ration of] Liquid Subsidies Credited to Households’ Account
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance [Asghar Abolhasani] Announces: Discovery of five major money-laundering operations
Dollar Price Down to 1060 Tomans; Dollar Purchase Lines Shorter
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Announces: Discovery of five major money-laundering operations
Terrorist Attack in Sanandaj Leaves 14 Martyred and Injured
Friday Prayers Leaders Underscore Unity of the Muslim World against De-unifying Conspiracies of the Enemies
Kayhan
Vali-yye Amr-e Moslemin in Meeting with Hajj Functionaries: Muslim nations be alert and united, today is the War of Confederates (2)
Funeral of Sanandaj Martyrs on the Shoulder of Kurdistan’s Grateful People
Despite the Sanctions: Iran-EU trade volumes increases by 45 percent
Khabar
Supreme Leader of the Revolution Suggests to House of God [Mecca] Pilgrims: Donation to Pakistan’s flood victims by cutting Hajj expenses
Efforts to Maximally Attract Dissident Families of [Revered 8-Year War with Iraq] Martyrs (3)
Vali-e Faqih Representative in Sepah: Enemies instilling Sepah-ophobia
Resalat
By Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami in Tehran’s Friday Prayers Speech: Five ploys of the enemy to undermine the Nezam disclosed
Ayatollah Ha’eri Shirazi in Mashhad: West trying to change Iran’s culture through the media
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Reaction: To conquer the peak we need unison and unity
Shargh
Moscow Unilaterally Revokes the [Anti-Missile Defense System] S300 Sale Contract; Iran Sues Russia
Commander of Greater Tehran Police Force: Police cooperates with guilds for Purposeful Subsidies Plan
Chinese Political Prisoner [Liu Xiaobo] Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Tehran-e Emrooz
Tehran-Moscow, Further than Ever; Russia: We’ll return S300 prepayment; Iran: We’ll sue
The Impact of Fruit Import Ban on Domestic Price: Interview with Deputy Head of the Fruit Importers’ Union [Sadegh Khalilian]
Terrorist Operation in Sanandaj; Six Martyrs and Eight Injured
Vatan-e Emrooz
Zionists’ Attempt to Cancel Ahmadinejad’s Visit Futile; Lebanon Awaits Ahmadinejad
We Will Supply Tehran’s Reactor’s Fuel by Shahrivar 90 [September 2011]: [Head of Iran’s Organization of Atomic Energy Ali-Akbar] Salehi warns the Vienna Group
230 Domestic and Foreign [Internet] Sites Active against Purposeful Subsidies’ Plan
* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does not publish on Thursdays due to financial problems.
(1) Mountain range that spans western and southwestern Iran.
(2) Famous war between Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and an alliance of Jewish and polytheist Arabs which led to the victory of the besieged Muslims.
(3) Reference to the wives of two of the most revered martyrs of the 8-year war with Iraq (namely Mohammad-Ebrahim Hemmat and Mehdi Bakeri) who have voiced support for leaders of the Green Movement.
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.
Khabar (News) is a principlist daily newspaper which adopts a critical stance towards Ahmadinejad’s policies.
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.