Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Hamshahri

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Friday Prayers’ Leaders: The way should be paved for the participation of youth in all domains

With the Start of the New Academic Year: Bus passengers increase by 30 percent

Iran

In Meeting with Friday Prayers’ Leaders; Leader of the Revolution: The president’s visit [to New York] was rich and intensive

Despite Gasoline Sanction against Our Country: The first domestic-produced gasoline cargo exported

Justice Shares (1) of Civil Servants to Be Paid Soon

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Leader of the Revolution’s Advices for Friday Prayers’ Leaders: Sustained, guidance-oriented contact with the youth and alertness about the enemy’s moves

Speaker of [Economic] Transformation Task Force Promises: Liquid subsidies paid by the end of the month [of Mehr]

170 MPs in a Letter of Admonition to the President: Government undertakes its responsibilities instead of denying Majles’ stature

Kayhan

Supreme Leader of the Revolution: Heeding the youth’s concerns and disambiguation is the duty of Friday prayers’ leaders

Iran’s First Gasoline Cargo Exported

Eight Thousand Guild Inspectors Oversee the Prices [of Basic Goods]

Khabar

Police and Judiciary Officials Say They Will Quell any Unlawful Act: Lucrative market of contraband spying tools in Tehran

[Majles’ Speaker Ali] Larijani: No doubts and no needs for Majles to prove its stature

Supreme Leader of the Revolution: There are defects and delinquencies but enemy should not be overlooked

Resalat

Ayatollah Khamenei in Meeting with Friday Prayers’ Leaders: Some overlook enemy’s hands in [anti-Nezam] incidents

[Former Principlist MP and Editor-in-Chief of Resalat] Seyyed Morteza Nabavi: Ahmadinejad’s statements in UN revived the Revolution and Emam’s [Khomeini] discourse

[Ali] Larijani: Iranian nation in unison against United States’ absurd plots

Shargh

170 MPs Sent Ahmadinejad a Letter of Admonition: In defense of Majles

Minister of Intelligence’s Remarks on Iranian Expatriates’ Convention: Its good points overshadow its weak points

Tehran-e Emrooz

Silence against Foreign Exchange, Intervention in Gold [Market]: To control the prices of the gold market, Central Bank should run daily gold sales

Supreme Leader in Meeting with Friday Prayers’ Leaders: Friday prayers’ leaders should befriend the youth

MPs Defend Majles’ Stature: 170 MPs admonished the president in a letter

Vatan-e Emrooz

Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Friday Prayers’ Leaders: Some insist on failing to notice the enemy

Communist Party Convention Held in Pyongyang: Kim succeeds Kim

Head of the National Organization of Youth [and Editor-in-Chief of Vatan-e Emrooz]: Media line up against West’s attack

* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does not publish on Thursdays due to financial problems.

(1) Justice Shares are part of Ahmadinejad’s plans to financially support the lower percentiles of the Iranian population by handing them the stock of state-run enterprises.

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.