Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

03 December 2010 | 15:01 Code : 9500 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Tehran’s newspapers on Tuesday, 9th of Azar, 1389; November 30th, 2010.

Nuclear blood spilled on Tehran’s streets yesterday, as two physics professors at the prestigious Shahid Beheshti University were assassinated while driving their cars. Ayatollah Khamenei met Lebanese PM Saad Hariri and advised him to forge stronger bonds with Seyyed Hassan Nasrullah. Ahmadinejad’s remarks in his yesterday press conference also appeared on the front page of Tehran dailies.

Hamshahri

Supreme Leadership in Meeting with Lebanese PM: Resistance the only deterrent against the usurper Zionist regime

50 Percent Fall in the Volume of Country’s Surface Waters

Tehran in Need of a Comprehensive Plan for Pollution Reduction

Iran

President in Press Conference with Iranian and Foreign Correspondents: They [Majles] wanted to take the Central Bank out of the nation’s sovereignty

In Two Separate but Similar Operations: Blind assassination of 2 prominent professors

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with the Lebanese PM: Resistance the only deterrent against Israel

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Meeting with Saad Hariri: Lebanon needs the Resistance as long as the usurper Zionist regime exists

Two Physics Professors from Shahid Beheshti University Assassinated

President in Press Conference with Domestic and Foreign Media: I, too, am waiting for the appropriate circumstances to revise the prices [of basic goods and commodities]

Kayhan

Koreans Gather in Front of the White House: We don’t want a war

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with the Lebanese PM: If it weren’t for Hezbollah, Israel would have passed Tripoli and Beirut

Kayhan’s Exclusive Report: Assassination of two nuclear scientists, the latest crime of joint operation headquarters of CIA, Mossad and MI6

Wikileaks Report, a Project to Undermine Iran-Arab states’ relations

Khabar

Ahmadinejad’s Viewpoint on the President’s Authorities: Even [Head of the Guardian Council] Ayatollah Jannati’s letter [to Ayatollah Khamenei following the settlement dispute task force discussions] does not meet my demands

Another Martyr for the Sesame Project

Worrisome Spread of Crystal [Methamphetamine] use among Women

Resalat

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Meeting with Saad Hariri: Lebanon succeeded in defeating the Zionist regime

President in Interview with Journalists: No one can deny Iran’s role in global management

Terrorists Target Two Physics Professors from Shahid Beheshti University

Shargh

Majles Warns the Ministers of Interior and Intelligence over Assassination of Professors; A Day for Elite-ocide

250 Thousand New Documents Published by Wikileaks

The First Reaction to Majles’ Publication of Government’s Violations of Law: Do not waste the country’s time

Tehran-e Emrooz

Atrocious Assault on Nuclear Scientists

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Saad Hariri: Lebanon needs the Resistance

In Response to Tehran-e Emrooz’ Question: President denies the failure of the government’s plans for Tehran

Vatan-e Emrooz

One Month after Unprecedented Expressed Desire of MI6 Chairman to Subvert Iran’s Atomic Program, Two Nuclear Scientists of Our Country Assassinated Yesterday: Nuclear blood money

Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Saad Hariri: Lebanon appreciates the Resistance

Chairman of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce [Mohammad Nahavandian]: Sound rationale behind Purposeful Subsidies

* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do 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.

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.