Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
President in Bint Jbail: The world should know, Zionists will go
Construction of 10 BRT [Bus Rapid Transit] Lines Begins; Azadi Sq. [West of Tehran] to Pounak [Northwestern Tehran] with rapid buses
Begins Today: Punishment for three main [driving] charges on the capital’s highways
Iran
Analysis of International and Regional Media of Ahmadinejad’s Historic Visit to Lebanon: Iran’s muscle-flexing at the borders of the Occupying Regime [of Israel]
After 36 Years: Iran now OPEC’s chairman
Head of the Purposeful Subsidies Organization [Behrouz Moradi] Announces: Liquid subsidies credited to household accounts this week
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Head of the National Security Council [Saeed Jalili]: Negotiations Five plus One’s only option to cooperate with Iran
In Conjunction with Birthday Anniversary of Emam Reza (AS) [Shi’a’s eighth Imam]: Supreme Leader of the Revolution will visit Qom on Thursday
Ayatollah Jannati in Tehran’s Friday Prayers’ Speech: Government should not disappoint people in enforcement of the Purposeful Subsidies’ [Plan]
Kayhan
Kayhan’s Report on Reverberation of President’s Visit in Western Media and Circles: Resistance reinforced, Israel humiliated; Ahmadinejad returns with full hands
OPEC chairmanship returns to Iran after 36 years
Prosecutor General [Mohseni Ezhe’i]: 2 [recently] detained Germans have confessed their misdemeanor
Resalat
At the Massive Gathering of People in South Lebanon: Zionists will go
[Lebanese Shi’a Parties] Hezbollah-Amal Joint Statement: Ahmadinejad’s remarks progressive
Ayatollah Jannati: Welcome of Ahmadinejad [in Lebanon] a sledgehammer on US’ head
Tehran-e Emrooz
West Returns to the Table of Nuclear Negotiations; After a One-Year Pause [EU foreign policy chief Catherine] Ashton calls for resumption of talks with Iran
From Beirut to Bin Jbail; Principlist Critics Welcome the Fruits of Lebanon Visit
OPEC Chief Iranian after 36 Years; [Iranian Oil Minister] Masoud Mir-Kazemi Will Hold the One-Year Chairmanship
Vatan-e Emrooz
Resistance’s Party in Bint Jbail
The 36-Year Wait Ends; Iran Becomes OPEC Chairman
Prosecutor General Ventures; Seizure of Mahdi Hashemi [Son of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani] via Interpol
* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does not publish on Thursdays due to financial problems.
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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.