A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 8

Comments by President Rouhani on measures to protect the environment dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday.

 

Abrar: “Women’s entry into sporting arenas remains illegal,” said the spokesman of the law enforcement force.

Abrar: IS has slapped a ban on the sale of Iranian products.

 

 

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Afarinesh: “Continued war in Yemen won’t earn Saudi Arabia regional dominance,” said the Iranian parliament speaker.

 

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Arman-e Emrooz: Are the so-called Worriers at the finish line?

A number of individuals who shouted down senior officials [including the president] when they were making speeches at Imam Khomeini Mausoleum have been arrested.

Arman-e Emrooz: Those who served as Cabinet ministers under Ahmadinejad have formed their own party.

 

 

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Asr-e Rasaneh: “Gasoline prices won’t go up again,” said the oil minister.

 

 

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Etemad: “Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would present wrong figures,” said a former Central Bank Governor Tahmasb Mazaheri.

 

 

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Ettela’at: The Iraqi town of Baiji has been liberated by the Popular Mobilization Force.

Ettela’at: “Those who are louder in the fight against terrorism are assisting IS,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Ettela’at: “We need to repent of the harm we have done to the environment,” said President Rouhani in a speech to mark Environment Week.

Ettela’at: University graduates account for some 40 percent of the country’s unemployed.

 

 

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Hemayat: The oil minister has said that exports of 500,000 barrels of oil to Russia will get underway later this week.

 

 

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Mardomsalari: The minister of culture and Islamic guidance has urged provincial governors not to allow rogue elements to disrupt concerts.