Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review
Middle East’s Largest Roofed Amusement Park to be Built in South Tehran
New Gas Prices Announced
In Separate Letters by Ahmadinejad: Three ministers dismissed
Iran
Majles’ Speaker [Ali Larijani]: Quality of ministries’ merger up to the government
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Dismissal of Three Ministers and Majles’ Reaction
In a Letter to Ban Ki Moon: Iranian medical society calls for a stop to crimes against Bahraini doctors
On the Anniversary of Palestine’s Occupation: People of Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt march in support for the Palestinian nation
Kayhan
Kayhan’s Analysis: Alliance against Israel: joint strategy of Iran and Egypt
President Dismisses Three Ministers
Resalat
US Official Radio Network Confesses: US assassinates scientists to stop Iran's nuclear program
[Conservative Scholar, Hassan] Rahimpour Azghadi in International Conference of Global Alliance against Terrorism: Secularism inherently nurtures terrorists
Dr. Ali Larijani: The issue of ministries’ mergers solved in presence of the Leader of the Revolution
Shargh
To Regulate Inter-Power Relations: Ahmadinejad and Larijani meet in presence of the Leader of the Revolution
Ayatollah [Hashemi] Rafsanjani’s Official Website Publishes: The unspoken of Hashemi’s meeting with Assembly of Experts members [after Mahdavi Kani replaced Hashemi as head of the assembly]
Tehran-e Emrooz
Gas Prices Rises Again: Government takes second step in liberalization of prices
“Astray Current’s” Road Map for the [9th Parliamentary] Elections
Three Ministers’ Dismissal Letters Published
Vatan-e Emrooz
Vatan-e Emrooz Reports Economic, Social and Political Crises in the Green Continent: The age of decline for EU
Gas Prices for Home Use Rise
Arab-Islamic Revolutions Pester the US: Obama’s special Middle East envoy resigns
* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does 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.
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.