A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 22

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday, February 22, 2020, and picked headlines from 8 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iran Newspapers

Abrar Newspaper:

1- Iran Blacklisted by FATF

2- Kremlin Says Iran, Russia, Turkey Will Meet on Syria

3- Austria FM to Convey Europe’s Message to Iran in Tehran Visit

4- Defence Ministry Delivers 8 Overhauled Jet Fighters to Iran Army

Aftab-e Yazd Newspaper:

1- Iran Leader: Election Day Is Day of Restoring Nation’s Civil Rights

2- Iran-Turkey Ties after Idlib Developments

3- Pentagon Official: We Should Prepare for War against China

Arman-e Melli Newspaper:

1- Iran Leader: Election Guarantees Country’s National Interests

2- Result of Expediency Council’s Inaction: Iran Returned to FATF Blacklist

3- Iran Elections, First after Return of Sanctions, Widely Covered by Int’l Media

Ebtekar Newspaper:

1- Iran in FATF Blacklist: Global Anti-Money Laundering Body Adds Iran to Its Blacklist

2- Turkey Threatens Moscow, Damascus amid Heightened Tensions in Idlib

Etemad Newspaper:

1- Sowing Seeds of Hatred and Harvesting Terror

* Terror Operation in Germany, Britain Kill Several Muslims

2- Celebration of Elections: Leader, President, Other Officials Cast Their Ballots

Ettela’at Newspaper:

1- People’s Glorious Turnout: Leader Hopes Elections Would Provide Iran Nation with God’s Blessing

2- Gov’t Mobilizes All Its Facilities to Fight Coronavirus: VP

3- Russia’s Attack on Turkish Army in Idlib Kills, Wounds 7 Soldiers

Kayhan Newspaper:

1- Ansarullah’s Major Attack on Sensitive Oil Facilities of Saudi as Pompeo Visits Riyadh

2- Fake News, Rumours Spread by Losers about Coronavirus

3- Erdogan Tastes First Blow from Assad in Idlib

4- Health Minister: Corona Less Dangerous than Flu

Shargh Newspaper:

1- Iran Leader: Whoever Interested in National Interests Votes in Elections

2- Rouhani: We Hope the Best Are Chosen

3- US Sanctions Member of Iran’s Guardian Council

4- Russia Thinking of Trump’s Re-Election

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani

Hedieh Lahiji is an Iranian journalist who mainly reports the latest developments in science and technology. Her work in the IFP is mainly focused on the coverage of Iranian knowledge-based companies and their scientific achievements.