Type | Daily |
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Owner(s) | Resalat Foundation |
Editor | Morteza Nabavi |
Founded | 9 January 1986 |
Political alignment | Traditional Principlism |
Language | Persian |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Website | Official website |
Resalat ( Persian: رسالت, lit. 'The Prophecy') is a conservative daily newspaper in Iran. [1] It is a pro- Khamenei and pro- Ahmadinejad newspaper.
Resalat was first published in 1985. [2] The paper belongs to the Resalat Foundation [3] and focuses on political, cultural, social, economic and sports news. [4] Morteza Nabavi is the editor-in-chief of the daily which has a conservative stance. [2] [3] Amir Mohebbian served as the political editor of the paper. [5]
In its mission statement, Resalat declares that "The goal of the daily is to spread the words of God, and Ahl al-Bayt ( Shia) school of thought in order to establish the God's will and governance of Fiqh and Vilayat-e Faqih." [6] It is close to the Islamic Coalition Party. [2]
The paper is based in Tehran. [7] [8] Its circulation ranged between 30,000 and 50,000 copies in the mid-2000s. [2]