Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

13 December 2010 | 01:57 Code : 9546 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran’s newspapers on Sunday, 14th of Azar, 1389; December 5th, 2010.
Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
A daring move by Iran’s movie industry was nipped in the bud as Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani, a traditional marja’ and one of the most revered scholars of the Qom Seminary issued a serious warning about depicting the image of Ab-ol-Fadhl al-Abbas, the epitome of loyalty and bravery for Shi’as and the brother of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shi’a Imam, in the Iranian TV series Mokhtarnameh.

Hamshahri

Citizens’ Representatives [in Majles] Demand; Pay Metro’s Budget Instead of [Smog] Holidays

Air Pollution Still at Alert Level

Iran

Secretary of the Supreme Council of National Security [Saeed Jalili] on the Threshold of Negotiations with P5+1 in Switzerland: West should discard incorrect strategies of the past

Minister of Intelligence [Heydar Moslehi] Announces at the Improvement of Bureaucratic Health Conference: Arrest of terrorists linked with assassination of nuclear scientists

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

[Religious Leader] Ayatollah Safi Golpayegani in Joint Meeting of Society of [Seminary] Teachers [of Qom] and Higher-Level Instructors of the Qom Seminary: Seminaries’ independence should be maintained

Minister of Intelligence: [International Atomic Energy] Agency sends spies instead of inspectors

Secretary of Council of National Security: Iran’s future direction in nuclear negotiations depends on the other side’s behavior

A Number of Majles’ Representatives: Government should reinforce the public transportation system instead of shutting Tehran down

Kayhan

Announced on the Threshold of Geneva III Negotiations; Jalili: We won’t put Iran’s rights up for negotiation

13 Martyrs and 87 Injured in Chain Blasts in Iraq

[Egyptian Journalist, Mohamed] Hassanin Heykal: US on decline, Arab leaders distance themselves

Khabar

Controversial Greetings of [Iranian FM, Manouchehr] Mottaki and [Hillary] Clinton [In Manama security conference]

Khabar Examines: Principlists; [genuine] quest for unity or premature electoral campaign?

Resalat

Dr. Jalili Secretary of the Supreme Council of National Security in Interview with Reporters: Alignment with terrorism, a scandal for [UN] Security Council

Ayatollah Safi Golpayegani in the Joint Meeting of Society of [Seminary] Teachers [of Qom] and Instructors of the [Qom] Seminary: We should prepare ourselves to respond global demands

[Principlist Politician] Seyyed Morteza Nabavi: Reformist leaders have lost their popular legitimacy

Shargh

Following Iranian Women’s Presence in [Guangzhou] Asian Games and on Some TV Programs: Qom [clerics] protest

[Tehran Principlist MP] Assad-ol-Lah Badamchian Warns the Government: Majles is not subservient to the president

On the Sidelines of Manama’s Security Conference; Clinton: Mottaki did not return my greetings; Mottaki: I replied obeying the Islamic tradition [of returning one’s greeting]

Tehran-e Emrooz

Maraaje’ against Depicting the Image of Abbas (AS); Television Removes Scenes Showing the Face of Hazrat-e Ab-ol-Fazl from the Mokhtarnameh TV Series

Mottaki-Clinton’s Cold Greeting

Metro’s New Wagons without the Government’s Aid; [Tehran Mayor, Mohammad-Baqer] Qalibaf: Wagons [bought] with municipality’s money

Vatan-e Emrooz

Time Weekly Affiliated with US Department of State Reports on Assassination of [Iran’s Nuclear Scientist] Dr. Shahriari: Mossad, murderer of the Iranian scientist

Saeed Jalili Warns about P5+1’s Behavior; Assassination of Martyr Shahriari a great scandal for the UN Security Council

[Vice President] Mohammad-Reza Rahimi: The president will soon announce initiation of the Purposeful Subsidies [Plan]

* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.

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.