Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review

27 June 2011 | 20:30 Code : 14142 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran’s newspapers on Sunday 5th of Tir 1390; June 26, 2011.
Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review
The cordon around Esfandiar Rahim Masha’i grows tighter. Ali-Reza Moghimi, Chief Administrator of the Aras Free Trade Zone is detained. In Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei’s message to the anti-terrorism conference and his remarks in his meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, were the top headlines of Tehran’s newspapers.

 

Hamshahri

 

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution: Iran views fighting terrorism as a burden upon itself

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Corrupts of the world brandish narcotics to undermine the Iranian nation

Head of the Election Bureau [Seyyed Sowlat Mortazavi]: I guarantee that Ninth Parliament election will be held with maximum transparency and accuracy

 

Iran

 

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in a Message to the International Conference on the Global Fight against Terrorism: Western states’ claim to fight terrorism is insolent

Minister of Cooperatives Appointed Caretaker of the Ministry of Sports and Youth

 

Kayhan

 

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in a Message to the International Conference on the Global Fight against Terrorism: Terrorism the proclaimed policy of Western powers

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Hamid Karzai: A US military base in Afghanistan will perpetuate instability in Afghanistan

Seyyed Hassan Nasrullah: US embassy in Lebanon ‘den of espionage’ (1)

 

Resalat

 

Supreme Leader of the Revolution’s Message to the International Conference on the Global Fight against Terrorism: US patronizes terrorists in the region

[Iran’s UN Ambassador, Mohammad] Khazai: [Iran] Sanctions are a manifest violation of human rights


Shargh

 

Supreme Leader of the Revolution: Iran wishes foreigners to leave Afghanistan

Close Encounter of the Third Kind: Ali-Reza Moghimi also detained

 

Tehran-e Emrooz

 

Government of Caretakers: Abbasi caretaker minister of Sports and Youth

Head of the General Inspection Organization [Mostafa Pourmohammadi] States: Government’s abrogation of law in [Tehran’s] Metro case reported to the Judiciary

New Details of Corruption inside the “Astray Circle” Disclosed: Aras Free Trade Zone Chief Administrator also detained

* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does 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.

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.