A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 9

The fresh round of US sanctions on Iran and Baghdad’s surprising support for them received great coverage today. Many papers blasted Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi’s comments regarding the issue, calling it a betrayal.

Also a top story was the Iranian Parliament’s vote to impeach Labour Minister Ali Rabiee as the first minister to be sacked from President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet since his re-election in 2017.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Iranian Parliament Sacks Labour Minister

2- Al-Abadi Betrays Iran: Iraq to Implement US Sanctions on Iran

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Ebtekar:

1- Unemployed Minister

2- Rouhani Warns North Korea: US Unreliable, Untrustworthy, Doesn’t Do Any of Its Commitments

3- Europe Gives Ultimatum to Firms Boycotting Iran

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Emtiaz:

1- Iran to Run Out of Water in Less than 50 Years: Environment Chief

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Etemad:

1- 170,000 Tonnes of Paper Hoarded

2- More Bitter than Impeachment

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Ettela’at:

1- EU: Firms that Stop Doing Business with Iran to Be Put under Sanctions

2- Ammar Hakim: We’ll Stand by Iran against US Pressures

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Haft-e Sobh:

1- Forget about Visiting Istanbul and Dubai

• Some Airlines Have Doubled, Tripled Flight Rates

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Hemayat:

1- Judiciary Must Prosecute Those Disrupting Iran’s Economy Immediately, Accurately, Decisively

2- Bin Salman Imitating Trump

• Saudi Arabia’s Hard Line on Canada

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Iran:

1- Iran Starts Privatizing Business Firms Run by Military Organizations: Official

2- German FM: We’ll Fight to Keep JCPOA Alive

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Jame Jam:

1- Iran Leader: Tell the World They Can’t Do Any Damn Thing [on regime change]

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Javan:

1- Those Selling Goods at Higher Prices Will Be Fined, Imprisoned, Executed: Prosecutor

2- Iraqi PM Endorses US Sanctions on Iran to Remain Premier

• What Iraqi Analysts Say about Abadi’s Support for US Sanctions

3- Basij Forces across Iran Tasked with Finding Hoarded Goods

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Kayhan:

1- Current Situation Created by So-Called Advocates of Reformism!

• They Shouldn’t Evade Accountability!

2- Israeli Paper: Hezbollah Warehouses Full of Missiles; Option of War Ruled Out

3- Iraq Duty-Bound to Support Iran against US Sanctions: Hakim

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Sayeh:

1- Prosecutor: Those Disrupting Economy to Be Jailed for 5 to 20 Years

2- One-Trillion-Dollar Apple!

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Sazandegi:

1- Labour Minister Fired

2- We Shouldn’t Be Deceived by US’ Domestic Conflicts

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Shargh:

1- Oil Tankers Call for Increased Rates to Cover Their Risk at Time of Sanctions

2- First Minister Sacked from Rouhani’s Second Cabinet