Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces [Ayatollah Khamenei] at the Gathering of the Army’s Military Students: Do not be content with just any level of progress
Ratification of the Bill of the Fifth Development Plan in Majles; Transference of Civil Servants to Metropolises Categorically Banned
Iran
President Announces Stipulations for Negotiations in the Gathering of the People of Qazvin Province: Negotiations with P5+1 only over global affairs
At the Graduation Ceremony of the Army’s Military College Students
Head of the National Tax Administration in an Interview with Iran: New tax exemptions for civil servants on the way
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Supreme Leader of the Revolution at the Graduation Ceremony of Military College Students: Do not be content with just any level of progress in research and studies
Speaker of the Foreign Ministry [Ramin Mehmanparast]: No model for Caspian Sea division accepted unless it serves Iran’s national interests
President at the Gathering of the People of Qazvin: Implementation of 37 grand industrial projects for development of Qazvin province
Kayhan
In the Joint Graduation Ceremony of the Army’s Military Colleges Students; Leader of the Revolution: No limit for progress with the ‘Islamic power’ model
President at the Enthusiastic Gathering of the People of Qazvin: 7 Important plans on hand to reform the country’s economy
Majles Bans Transference of Human Workforce to Metropolises
Resalat
Supreme Leader of the Revolution at Graduation Ceremony of Military College Students: Do not be content with just any level of progress
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad States in Qazvin: Eradication of unemployment will be tackled after [implementation of] Purposeful Subsidies
[Former Speaker of Majles, Gholam-Ali] Haddad Adel: Saboteurs against the [Purposeful] Subsidies plan economic are fifth columnists
Shargh
Final Verdict of Imprisonment Issued for Reformist Activists
UNESCO Withdraws from Participation in the International Day of Philosophy in Tehran
With Formation by [Former FM, Ali-Akbar] Velayati, [Habib-ol-Lah] Asgarowladi and Haddad Adel: Ninth Majles election [campaign] sets off
Tehran-e Emrooz
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces among Students of the Army’s Military College: Do not remain content to just any level of progress
Ayatollah [Sadegh] Larijani in Yasouj [Center of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province]: We won’t succumb to pressures
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.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.