Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
Deputy Tehran Mayor [Seyyed Ja’far Tashakkori Hashemi]: Metro prepared to set 2.5 million passengers per day record
Iranian Pilgrims to Return to the Country Tomorrow
40 Hectares of Forests Devastated; 3-Day Blaze in Golestan Jungle [in North-Eastern Iran]
Iran
President Puts Forth at Littoral States’ Summit: Iran’s six suggestions at the Caspian summit
Successful Implementation of Defense Missiles and Systems
Monetary and Banking Experts: Central Bank should stay beside the government
Single-Digit Inflation 18 Months after Purposeful Subsidies
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
France’s New Minister of Defense: West ‘trapped’ in Afghanistan
Non-Aligned Movement Denounces UN Resolution on Iran’s Violation of Human Rights
At the Conclusion of the Third Caspian Sea Littoral States’ Summit in Baku: Security MoU signed
Successful Implementation of Several New Missile Systems in the Guardians of the Firmament of Velayat III Maneuver
Kayhan
Kayhan’s Report on Massive Reaction to Guardians of the Firmament of Velayat III Maneuver: The world taken with Iran’s missile power
Security Cooperation between 5 Caspian Littoral States
British PM: BBC our ‘soft power’ tool across the world
Khabar
Isa Kalantari, Minister of Agriculture in [Hashemi Rafsanjani’s] Reconstruction Administration: Hashemi was not allowed to render the subsidies purposeful
Supreme Leader: Creating schism among the nation is enemy’s glimmer of hope
Resalat
Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with the People of Esfahan: Fostering despair and schism tantamount to betrayal
112 Countries Oppose Anti-Iranian Resolution of UN General Assembly
Dr. Ahmadinejad in Meeting with Russian President: The age of sanctions and bullying is over
Shargh
Explicit Talks between Medvedev and Ahmadinejad
Tehran-e Emrooz
The First Fateful Decision on Subsidies; the Government Will Announce the Price and Ration of Gasoline Tonight
Supreme Leadership: Enemies wasting their time with sanctions
Explicit Talks between Ahmadinejad and Medvedev
Vatan-e Emrooz
[Head of the Human Rights Council in the Judiciary] Mohammad-Javad Larijani’s Exposé Foiled Anti-Iranian Plot [UN Resolution on Iran’s Human Rights Record]; A Resolution with 112 Negative Votes
Historic Flight in the Sky of Guangzhou [Asian Games]; Iran Ranks 4th with 8 Gold Medals after 7 Days
Turkey’s Resistance Effective; Iran’s Name Removed from NATO’s List of Threats
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.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.