Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Hamshahri

Supreme Leader: Martyrs, Janbazan (1) and devotees [of the Revolution], are the vanguards of the Right FrontAban’s [Second Month of Fall] Gasoline Ration Same as Mehr [First Month of Fall]

Automobile Fuel Standard to Be Enhanced from Next Year

Iran

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in the Gathering of the Families of War Martyrs and Janbazan: Lebanon’s welcome for the president evidence of Iran’s grandeur

Following the Death of a Blind Teacher in Metro: Tehran’s mayor [Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf] and Metro Administrator [Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani] called to Majlis

No Ban on Imports

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Enthusiastic Meeting with Supreme Families Martyrs, Janbazan and Devotees of the Qom Province: The Iranian nation won’t step back from fulfillment of its ideals against [the pressure] of bullies

Minister of Housing: No increase in house prices with [enforcement of] Purposeful Subsidies

Ayatollah Hashemi in Meeting with the Palestinian Ambassador to Tehran: Any reconciliation that doesn’t acknowledge the right of return for Palestinian refugees doomed to fail

Kayhan

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Enthusiastic Gathering of Martyrs’ and Devotees’ Families of Qom Province: The nation won’t back down in the face of hollering of bullies

France on Strike and in Fire and Chaos: The fate of an 88 Fetneh-supporting country

[Minister of Intelligence, Heydar] Moslehi: Ministry of Intelligence’s special solutions quell economic Fetneh-perpetrators

Resalat

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Families of Martyrs and Devotees of the Province of Qom: The Iranian nation is influential in global developments

[Ali-Akbar] Salehi: 20 Percent enriched uranium reaching 30 kilos

Shargh

Ali Larijani’s Analysis of Supreme Leadership’s Emphasis on National Unity: Unity fragile without [inclusion of] of all preferences

Supreme Leadership: The younger generation ready for sacrifice same as Revolution youth

Tehran-e Emrooz

In the Second Day of Visit to Qom: Important meetings between Maraaje’ [religious leaders] and the Supreme Leadership

Iran Warned West on Refusal to Give Fuel to Airplanes: Retaliation in [Iranian] airports

Tehran-e Emrooz’ Interview with Amir Mohebbian [Resalat’s Political Editor]: Ahmadinejad’s support for his close aides based on beliefs

* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does not publish on Thursdays due to financial problems.

(1) Janbaz (and its plural form Janbazan) which can be translated as ‘life-sacrificers’ is used to refer to those who suffer chronic injuries of the 8-eight year war with Iraq (amputees, victims of Iraq’s chemical attacks etc.)

Trouble with understanding some terms? Check our Glossary of Iranian Political Terms.

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.