Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
Minister of Trade [Mahdi Ghazanfari]: The haunting dream of price [increase] avalanche will not come true
Iran’s Representative [in IAEA] Objects to Amano’s Remarks [on the Nature of Iran’s Nuclear Program]
Government Authorized with Deciding Civil Servants’ Salary Increase
Iran
In Support of Enforcement of the Purposeful Subsidies Bill: 7700 Trade unions ready to regulate the market
Security Services Waiting for Return of an ’88 Fetneh Leader to the Country: Special conditions to investigate Mahdi Hashemi’s 20-year accusations
Pronounced in a Letter by Secretary of the Supreme Council of National Security [Saeed Jalili]: Iran’s proposal for date and location of negotiations with P5+1
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Iran Insists on Fair Share of Littoral States in Caspian Sea’s Legal Regime
Indonesians Welcome the U.S. President with “Death to America” and “Death to Obama” Chants
Kayhan
Confessed in India; Obama: I admit U.S. power is on the wane
MPs Call for Decisive Investigation in Mahdi Hashemi’s Case
[Foreign Minister, Manouchehr] Mottaki: Sustainable regional peace hinges upon allocation of fair share to Caspian littoral states
Khabar
Considered against Human Dignity by MPs: Majles opposes establishment of redundant civil servants’ organization
Caspian Division Is Over: [Pirouz] Mojtahedzadeh-[Davoud Hermidas] Bavand debate on Caspian Sea legal regime
Special Report on Police Encounter with Underground Music Bands: Seize the rappers!
Moscow at the Iran-West Crossroad
Shargh
[Esfandiar Rahim Masha’i:] Some uneducated say ‘Masha’i is a humanist’
While Pro-Government MPs Protest, Reformists Congratulate [Ali] Larijani [on His Re-Election as Head of the Principlist Faction of Majles]
Tehran-e Emrooz
Negotiation sans Fuel; [Foreign Ministry Speaker, Ramin] Mehmanparast: Fuel swap will not be discussed in negotiations with P5+1
Turkey, Iran’s Shield vis-à-vis the West; Istanbul, Iranian Diplomacy’s Checkpoint
Vatan-e Emrooz
Upon Majles’ Final Approval: 4 ministries will be eliminated
Abdullah Gul Opposes Installation of Missile Defense Shield against Iran: Turkey’s shield against NATO
To Be Published Soon in the Book Dar Changal-e Oghaab [Captured in the Eagle’s Claw]: Documented narration of [Head of the Terrorist Group Jond-o-Llah, Abdol-Malek] Rigi’s Seizure
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.
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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.