Shahram Amiri –Iran’s allegedly abducted nuclear scientist- is back in Tehran and no newspaper has left its front-page devoid of news revolving around him. Ayatollah Khamenei’s remarks in his meeting with members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have also appeared on the front-page of Iranian newspapers today. In the Guardian Council, assigned with the task of approving the Majles’ –Parliament’s- bills, and calibrating them with the Constitution and the Faith, Gholam-Hossein Elham’s (a radical supporter of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) term has not been extended by the Supreme Leader.
Hamshahri
Supreme Leader of the Revolution [Stresses]: Knowing today’s realities, predicting tomorrow’s situation
Government’s Doubts about Enforcement of Subsidies Law
Fars Province on the Verge of Environmental Crisis
Iran
Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting of Commanders and Staff of the Sepah: Officials be ready for facing every situation
Shahram Amiri in Tehran Today
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting Army of Guardians of the Islamic Republic [Sepah] Commanders and Staff: The Iranian Nation Will Be Victorious in Every Situation, Just as Always
Shahram Amiri on His Way to Iran
Kayhan
Supreme Leader of the Revolution: Sepah [Revolutionary Guards] is a spring bubbling from mosques, universities, and households
Shahram Amiri’s Dossier, New Trouble for the CIA
Russia Announces Readiness to Sell Iran Gasoline
Resalat
Commander-In-Chief of Armed Forces [Ayatollah Khamenei] in a Meeting of Thousands of Sepah Commanders: We Should Be Prepared for Every Situation
[Chairman of the Guardian Council] Ayatollah [Ahmad] Jannati: Ahmadinejad’s positive points overshadow his weaknesses
[Shahram] Amiri Unveils: Israel aware of his abduction
Shargh
New Figures in the Guardian Council
Supreme Leader of the Revolution: Officials be ready to face every situation
Elham Removed from the Guardian Council
Tehran-e Emrooz
Whispers of Delay in Enforcement of the Subsidies Law
Russians’ Greed for Iran’s Gasoline Market
[Lawyer and Strong Supporter of Ahmadinejad, Gholam-Hossein] Elham Leaves the Guardian Council
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.
Jomhuri-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 anlayst is Amir Mohebbian, its political editor.
Tehran-e Emrooz (Tehran Today) is a ‘principlist reformist’ newspaper, connected to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
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.
