List of newspapers in Iran

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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]

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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]

Iranian newspapers

Below is a list of newspapers published in Iran.

Title Year est.LanguageNotes
Abrar [7] PersianEconomic, political, artistic, social and cultural newspapers
Alik (daily) [8] 1931ArmenianEconomic, political, artistic, social and cultural newspapers
Abrar-e Varzeshi [9] PersianSports newspaper
Afarinesh Persian
Aftab Yazd [10] 2000PersianPolitical, social, economic, events.
Aftab-e Emruz [11] persianpolitical
Aftab-e Shargh Persian
Andisheh-ye-No Persiancurrently banned[ citation needed ]
Asr-e Azadegan 1999Persian
Asr-e Maa [12] 1991Persianpolitical
Asrar Persian
Azad Persian
Atash 1946–1947Persian
Bahar 2000
Donyaye eqtesad [13] 2002Persian
Ebtekar [14] Persian
Eftekhar [15] Persian
Entekhab 1991Persian
Eqbal persian
Esfahan-e Emrooz [16] Persian
Etemad [17] 2002Persian
Etemaad-e Melli  [ fa ]Persian"Official newspaper of the National Trust Party" [18]
Ettelaat 1926English, Persian"Centrist...Iran's oldest daily, moderate, a newspaper of record" [19]
Fath Persian
Financial Tribune 2014EnglishThe only private newspaper in English and also the only non-Persian economic daily in Iran
Ghanoon 2012Persian
Gilan Emrouz [20] Persian
Goalnewspaper [21] 2005PersianSport newspaper
Ham-Mihan 2000
Hambastegi [22] 2000Persian
Hamshahri 1992Persian"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] PersianMeaning "Hello Compatriot"; since before 1995, [25] still published as of August 2023 [24]
Hayat-e-No Persiancurrently banned[ citation needed ]
Hemmat 1981Persian
Iran [26] 1995Persian"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  [ fa ] [27] English"Hardliner press...Pro-government" [19]
Iran Weekly Press Digest
Iran-e Javan [28] PersianCultural, artistic, sports, social
Iran Front Page [29] 2014EnglishTranslation of selected items and front pages of Iranian newspapers to English: politics, society, culture, science, business, art, sports
Iran-e Varzeshi [30] PersianSport newspaper
Jame-Jam 2002Persian"Owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting...hardliner" [18]
Jamee-e Madani Persian
Jameah Persiancurrently banned
Javan [31] Persian"Hardliner...Right-wing daily affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards" [19]
Jomhouri Eslami [32] 1979Persian"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] 1943English, 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] 1949persianPolitical, social.
Khordad Persian
Khorshid 2008Persian
Kian Persian
navad 90 (varzeshi) [38] PersianSport
Neshat 1998Persian"Aligned with Iran’s reform movement...Neshat’s director and editor in chief were Latif Safari and Mashallah Shamsolvaezi" [18]
Payam Ashna Persianthe first newspaper of Alborz province
Payam Zaman Persian
Quds [39] Persian
Resalat [40] 1985Persian"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 2003Persian"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 1954English"Hardliner...Pro-government" [19]
Tous 1998Persian"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 1997Arabic
Yas-e-no Persian
Zan 1998
Asia News 2001PersianEconomic Newspaper

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