Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
Smog Leaves the Cities and Fire Leaves the Jungles; Thirsty Earth Will Be Satiated
[Head of the Judiciary] Ayatollah Amoli Larijani: Judiciary will prosecute financial corruption strongly
Iran
Among the Students of Markazi Province Universities; Ahmadinejad: I’m against [public] universities charging money
Minister of Culture: Tehran Prosecutor’s [Abbas Ja’fari Dowlatabadi] behavior [on banning publication of Iran Daily’s defense in court] incorrect and should be rethought
Speaker of [Tehran’s] City Council: Some technical issues not considered in the Tohid Tunnel [constructed by Tehran’s municipality]
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Head of Judiciary [Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani] Vows Prompt, Strict Punishment of Armed Robbers
Speaker of the Foreign Ministry Rejects the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council Statement: Triple Iranian islands (Abu Musa, the Greater and Lesser Tunbs) belong to the Iranian nation forever
Kayhan
Ayatollah Amoli Larijani: Armed robbers and rapists to be executed as quickly as possible
260 Bills by the Cabinet in Its Third Visit to Markazi Province
At the End of the Geneva III Negotiations, Foreign Media: The Iranian delegation determined and powerful
Resalat
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani at the Improvement of Bureaucratic Health Conference: Execution of rapists and armed robbers certain
President in Meeting with Students: We are ready for production of nuclear material and international collaboration with the P5+1
[Reformist Politician, Rasoul] Montajabnia: The Green Movement a devastating flood
Tehran-e Emrooz
Head of the Judiciary Announces: Execution awaiting armed robbers
Politicians against Financial Corruption: Ghalibaf’s, [former Minister of Interior, Mostafa] Pourmohammadi’s and [Mohammad-Ja’far] Montazeri’s remarks at the Improvement of Bureaucratic Health Conference
[Secretary of National Security Council and Chief Nuclear Negotiator, Saeed] Jalili: We did not negotiate over nuclear issues
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.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.