Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
The First Achievement of Purposeful Subsidies Enforcement: Energy consumption falls
The Autumn with the Least Raining in the Past 42 Years
Iran
Leader of the Revolution Criticizes the Spread of Slander in the Media
The Legend of 9th of Dey, Manifestation of the Hand of God
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Leader of the Revolution: Slander with pens and media should be avoided
Kayhan
Kayhan Probes: The successful experience of purposeful subsidies in 10 countries
In the Enthusiastic Gathering of the People of Alborz Province in Karaj [City West of Tehran]: Ahmadinejad lauds people’s participation in the grand economic transformation
Supreme Leader of the Revolution Calls for Avoiding Slander
Resalat
Ayatollah Khamenei in Meeting the People of Gilan Province [in Northern Iran]: The nation showed skill in 8 months of soft war [against protestors to the 2009 presidential election results]
Minister of Commerce [Mahdi Ghazanfari]: The first ten days of Purposeful Subsides passed without inflation
Tehran-e Emrooz
Iranian Hostage [Ali-Reza Asgari] Killed in Mossad Prison?
Germany Thanks Iran’s Good Will; German Suspect [on Espionage] Meet Their Family
Supreme Leader of the Revolution Calls for Observation of Media Ethics
Vatan-e Emrooz
Fetneh Crushed on 9th of Dey
For the First Time in the Islamic Republic: 15 Billion dollars, oil revenue savings
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.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.