List of newspapers in Iran

Newspapers, Tehran, 2011

The first Iranian newspapers appeared in the mid-19th century during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah. More specifically, the first newspaper in Iran, Kaghaz-e Akhbar (The Newspaper), was launched for the government by Mirza Saleh Shirazi in 1837. By 1907 (the era of the Persian Constitutional Revolution), there were 90 newspapers circulating in Iran.

In 1952 under Mohammad Musaddiq's government there were 300 newspapers, including twenty-five dailies. During the 1979 revolution the number of newspapers was 100, of which twenty-three were dailies.

As of 2000 there were 23 Persian dailies, three English dailies and one Arabic daily in the country. In the period between 2000 and 2004 a total of 85 newspapers were closed down in Iran.

Iranian newspapers

Below is a list of newspapers published in Iran.

Title Year est. Language Notes
Abrar Persian Economic, political, artistic, social and cultural newspapers
Alik (daily) 1931 Armenian Economic, political, artistic, social and cultural newspapers
Abrar-e Varzeshi Persian Sports newspaper
Afarinesh Persian
Aftab Yazd 2000 Persian Political, social, economic, events.
Aftab-e Emruz persian political
Aftab-e Shargh Persian
Andisheh-ye-No Persian currently banned[citation needed]
Asr-e Azadegan 1999 Persian
Asr-e Maa 1991 Persian political
Asrar Persian
Azad Persian
Atash 1946–1947 Persian
Bahar 2000
Donyaye eqtesad 2002 Persian
Ebtekar Persian
Eftekhar Persian
Entekhab 1991 Persian
Eqbal persian
Esfahan-e Emrooz Persian
Etemad 2002 Persian
Etemaad-e Melli [fa] Persian "Official newspaper of the National Trust Party"
Ettelaat 1926 English, Persian "Centrist...Iran's oldest daily, moderate, a newspaper of record"
Fath Persian
Financial Tribune 2014 English The only private newspaper in English and also the only none-Persian economic daily in Iran
Ghanoon 2012 Persian
Gilan Emrouz Persian
Goalnewspaper 2005 Persian Sport newspaper
Ham-Mihan 2000
Hambastegi 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"
Hamvatan Salam Persian Meaning "Hello Compatriot"; since before 1995, still published as of August 2023
Hayat-e-No Persian currently banned[citation needed]
Iran 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"
Iran Daily [fa] English "Hardliner press...Pro-government"
Iran Weekly Press Digest
Iran-e Javan Persian Cultural, artistic, sports, social
Iran Front Page 2014 English Translation of selected items and front pages of Iranian newspapers to English: politics, society, culture, science, business, art, sports
Iran-e Varzeshi Persian Sport newspaper
Jame-Jam 2002 Persian "Owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting...hardliner"
Jamee-e Madani Persian
Jameah Persian currently banned
Javan Persian "Hardliner...Right-wing daily affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards"
Jomhouri Eslami 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."
Jomhuriat Persian
Kalemeh Sabz Associated with "Green Movement leader, Mir-Hossein Mousavi"
Kayhan 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."
Kayhan Al Arabi 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."
Kelid 2013
Khabar Persian
Khabar-e Jonub Persian
Khane Mellat Persian
Khorasan 1949 persian Political, social.
Khordad Persian
Khorshid 2008 Persian
Kian Persian
navad 90 (varzeshi) Persian Sport
Neshat 1998 Persian "Aligned with Iran’s reform movement...Neshat’s director and editor in chief were Latif Safari and Mashallah Shamsolvaezi"
Payam Ashna Persian the first newspaper of Alborz province
Payam Zaman Persian
Quds Persian
Resalat 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"
Ruydadiran (Ruydademrooz) Persian "Social and Economic newspapers. It is a popular daily and nationwide newspaper that is distributed in all provinces of Iran."
Salam 1991
Sarmayeh Persian "Centrist...Economic paper run by a former head of the Tehran Stock Exchange, and shut down in October 2009"
Shargh 2003 Persian "Pro-reform"
Sobh-eqtesad Persian
Taban Persian
Tehran Emrooz "Centrist...Daily set up by a member of the Guardian Council, and close to Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Bager Ghalibaf"
Tehran Times 1954 English "Hardliner...Pro-government"
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." Currently banned
Vaghaye Etefaghyeh Persian
Al Vefagh 1997 Arabic
Yas-e-no Persian
Zan 1998
Asia News 2001 Persian Economic Newspaper

See also


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