The first Iranian newspapers appeared in the mid-19th century during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah. [1] More specifically, the first newspaper in Iran, Kaghaz-e Akhbar (The Newspaper), was launched for the government by Mirza Saleh Shirazi in 1837. [2] By 1907 (the era of the Persian Constitutional Revolution), there were 90 newspapers circulating in Iran. [3]
In 1952 under Mohammad Musaddiq's government there were 300 newspapers, including twenty-five dailies. [4] During the 1979 revolution the number of newspapers was 100, of which twenty-three were dailies. [4]
As of 2000 there were 23 Persian dailies, three English dailies and one Arabic daily in the country. [5] In the period between 2000 and 2004 a total of 85 newspapers were closed down in Iran. [6]
Below is a list of newspapers published in Iran.
Title | Year est. | Language | Notes |
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Abrar [7] | Persian | Economic, political, artistic, social and cultural newspapers | |
Alik (daily) [8] | 1931 | Armenian | Economic, political, artistic, social and cultural newspapers |
Abrar-e Varzeshi [9] | Persian | Sports newspaper | |
Afarinesh | Persian | ||
Aftab Yazd [10] | 2000 | Persian | Political, social, economic, events. |
Aftab-e Emruz [11] | persian | political | |
Aftab-e Shargh | Persian | ||
Andisheh-ye-No | Persian | currently banned[ citation needed] | |
Asr-e Azadegan | 1999 | Persian | |
Asr-e Maa [12] | 1991 | Persian | political |
Asrar | Persian | ||
Azad | Persian | ||
Atash | 1946–1947 | Persian | |
Bahar | 2000 | ||
Donyaye eqtesad [13] | 2002 | Persian | |
Ebtekar [14] | Persian | ||
Eftekhar [15] | Persian | ||
Entekhab | 1991 | Persian | |
Eqbal | persian | ||
Esfahan-e Emrooz [16] | Persian | ||
Etemad [17] | 2002 | Persian | |
Etemaad-e Melli | Persian | "Official newspaper of the National Trust Party" [18] | |
Ettelaat | 1926 | English, Persian | "Centrist...Iran's oldest daily, moderate, a newspaper of record" [19] |
Fath | Persian | ||
Financial Tribune | 2014 | English | The only private newspaper in English and also the only non-Persian economic daily in Iran |
Ghanoon | 2012 | Persian | |
Gilan Emrouz [20] | Persian | ||
Goalnewspaper [21] | 2005 | Persian | Sport newspaper |
Ham-Mihan | 2000 | ||
Hambastegi [22] | 2000 | Persian | |
Hamshahri | 1992 | Persian | "Centrist press...Owned by Tehran Municipality, it is one of the best-selling dailies with a circulation of about 350,000" [19] |
Hamvatan Salam [23] [24] | Persian | Meaning "Hello Compatriot"; since before 1995, [25] still published as of August 2023 [update] [24] | |
Hayat-e-No | Persian | currently banned[ citation needed] | |
Hemmat | 1981 | Persian | |
Iran [26] | 1995 | Persian | "Government newspaper published by the Islamic Republic News Agency. The daily has a circulation of 100,000 and is popular among state officials" [18] |
Iran Daily [27] | English | " Hardliner press...Pro-government" [19] | |
Iran Weekly Press Digest | |||
Iran-e Javan [28] | Persian | Cultural, artistic, sports, social | |
Iran Front Page [29] | 2014 | English | Translation of selected items and front pages of Iranian newspapers to English: politics, society, culture, science, business, art, sports |
Iran-e Varzeshi [30] | Persian | Sport newspaper | |
Jame-Jam | 2002 | Persian | "Owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting...hardliner" [18] |
Jamee-e Madani | Persian | ||
Jameah | Persian | currently banned | |
Javan [31] | Persian | "Hardliner...Right-wing daily affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards" [19] | |
Jomhouri Eslami [32] | 1979 | Persian | "Hardliner...Closely linked to the Supreme Leader. The paper takes the line of adherence to Khomeini's ideals and has consistently taken a radical position on foreign policy issues and a conservative position on domestic and religious issues." [19] |
Jomhuriat [33] | Persian | ||
Kalemeh Sabz | Associated with "Green Movement leader, Mir-Hossein Mousavi" [18] | ||
Kayhan [34] | 1943 | English, Persian | "Hardliner...One of the country's oldest daily papers, run after the revolution by the office of the Supreme Leader, who appoints the editor-in-chief, currently Hossein Shariatmadari. Kayhan is state-funded and has a role comparable to "Pravda" under Stalin." [19] |
Kayhan Al Arabi [35] | 1943 | Arabic | "Hardliner...One of the country's oldest daily papers, run after the revolution by the office of the Supreme Leader, who appoints the editor-in-chief, currently Hossein Shariatmadari. Kayhan is state-funded and has a role comparable to "Pravda" under Stalin." [19] |
Kelid | 2013 | ||
Khabar | Persian | ||
Khabar-e Jonub | Persian | ||
Khane Mellat | Persian | ||
Khorasan [36] [37] | 1949 | persian | Political, social. |
Khordad | Persian | ||
Khorshid | 2008 | Persian | |
Kian | Persian | ||
navad 90 (varzeshi) [38] | Persian | Sport | |
Neshat | 1998 | Persian | "Aligned with Iran’s reform movement...Neshat’s director and editor in chief were Latif Safari and Mashallah Shamsolvaezi" [18] |
Payam Ashna | Persian | the first newspaper of Alborz province | |
Payam Zaman | Persian | ||
Quds [39] | Persian | ||
Resalat [40] | 1985 | Persian | "Hardliner...Owned by the Resalat Foundation, which has strong links to the traditional bazaar merchants-conservative but in favor of a market economy. It reflects the views of the conservative Islamic Coalition Party and the Islamic Association of Engineers" [19] |
Ruydadiran (Ruydademrooz) [41] | Persian | "Social and Economic newspapers. It is a popular daily and nationwide newspaper that is distributed in all provinces of Iran." | |
Salam | 1991 | ||
Sarmayeh [42] | Persian | "Centrist...Economic paper run by a former head of the Tehran Stock Exchange, and shut down in October 2009" [19] | |
Shargh | 2003 | Persian | "Pro-reform" [18] |
Sobh-eqtesad [43] | Persian | ||
Taban | Persian | ||
Tehran Emrooz | "Centrist...Daily set up by a member of the Guardian Council, and close to Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Bager Ghalibaf" [19] | ||
Tehran Times | 1954 | English | "Hardliner...Pro-government" [19] |
Tous | 1998 | Persian | "Reformist daily...Published through the Jamee-Rooz publishing company...directed by Mohammad Sadeq Javadi-Hessar with Mashallah Shamsolvaezin as editor in chief." [18] Currently banned |
Vaghaye Etefaghyeh | Persian | ||
Al Vefagh | 1997 | Arabic | |
Yas-e-no | Persian | ||
Zan | 1998 | ||
Asia News | 2001 | Persian | Economic Newspaper |
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