Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
On the Last Night of His Eminence Ayatollah Khamenei’s Visit to Qom: Families of three martyrs [of the Iran-Iraq war] meet the Supreme Leadership
Seyyed Hassan Nasrullah Warns: Zionist Regime’s intelligence abuse of the [Rafik] Hariri Tribunal
Households’ [Self-Certified] Data to Undergo Economic Verification
Iran
Stated in A Letter by Head of the National Security Council [Saeed Jalili] to EU foreign policy chief [Catherine Ashton]: Iran welcomes the return of P5+1 to the table of negotiations
On the Most Important Issues of the Day and Purposeful Subsidies: President’s direct talk to the people on TV tonight
Iran’s Report on the Latest Preparations: Ministry of Trade and market prepare for enforcement of the Purposeful Subsidies Bill
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Iran Welcomes the Return of P5+1 to the Table of Negotiations; Date of Talks: 19th of Aban [10th of November]
Iran’s Oil Exports to China and Japan Increase
Opinions of Some Officials on the Cause of Non-Realization of Development Goals Set by the Vision [1404] Document (1)
Kayhan
Supreme Leader of the Revolution in the Second Meeting with Members of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom: Society of Teachers should be the refuge of clerical students and seminary activists
Unexpected Presence of the Sage Leader of the Revolution in the Family Gathering of Three Martyrs of Qom
Iran’s Response to Ashton: [Saeed] Jalili’s 15th of Tir [July 6th] Letter the Basis of Negotiations
Khabar
On the Threshold of Execution of the Country’s Most Critical Economic Plan: Majles doesn’t know the date of enforcement of Purposeful Subsidies
Article by Dr. Sadegh Kharrazi [Iran’s Former Ambassador to Paris]: The French resent Sarkozy’s dictatorship
Drug Traffickers Mock the Law from Behind the ‘Crystal’: A look at the inefficiency of new anti-narcotics laws
Resalat
President at the Conference on the Role of Strategic Management in the Vision [1404] Document: The Vision Document is a factor for convergence and synergy
Ayatollah [Naser] Makarem Shirazi: Leader of Revolution’s visit to Qom Debunked All the Enemy’s Nonsense
[Senior Cleric and marja’] Ayatollah [Abdollah] Javadi Amoli: Internal rifts will make the enemy greedy
Shargh
Hossein Allah-Karam (2) Warns: Hezbollah (3) may return to anarchistic moves
[Former Speaker of Majles, Gholam-Ali] Haddad Adel Criticizes the Government Again
US Department of State Spokesman [Philip Crowley] Congratulates Ahmadinejad on His Birthday
Tehran-e Emrooz
Haddad [Adel] Complaints [about the Government]: 70 Percent of the Fourth [Development] Plan Unrealized
Iran’s Positive Response to Resumption of Nuclear Negotiations: Jalili-Ashton to Meet in a New Round of Nuclear Talks
President’s Vague Order: What did Ahmadinejad say in his surprise visit to the metro
Vatan-e Emrooz
His Eminence Ayatollah Khamenei Returns to Tehran: The end of Leader of the Revolution’s 10-day visit to Qom
Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi: Leader of the Revolution’s visit terminated the nonsense of the enemies
In an Unprecedented News Conference, Head of the British Intelligence Service Confesses Sabotage in Iran’s Nuclear Program: The Fox’s (4) confession
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.
(1) Vision 1404 [also known as Iran 1404, the Vision Document or 20-Year Document] is a 400-word document developed by the Council of Expediency Discernment and approved by the Supreme Leader, setting the domestic, regional and international objectives of Iran in the 1384-1404 [2005-2025 ] 20-year span.
(2) Hossein Allah-Karam, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war, is the co-founder of the political movement of “Ansar-e Hezbollah” (The Companions of Hezbollah) which was a vanguard of the struggle with liberal policies (in culture, economy and foreign policy) during the post-war years and during the presidency of Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami. Allah-Karam and his followers were heavily criticized for their vigilantism during the 16-year rule of Reconstruction and Reformist governments.
(3) Hezbollah (and Hezbollahi for an individual) refers to pro-Nezam forces, from anti-Bani Sadr and Marxist forces of the earlier years of the Revolution to the anti-Hashemi and anti-Khatami groups of the 1990s and 2000s.
(4) Britain is known as ‘The Old Fox’ by some Iranian media.
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.