A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Almost all papers today covered the remarks made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with top government officials eight months ago, during which the Leader warned against making the country’s economy dependent on the European package to save the Iran nuclear deal.

Also a top story today was the last speech of Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani as the country’s judiciary chief, who is going to be replaced by Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi within a few days.

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

Abrar:

1- Arab League Urges United Stance against Iran

2- Ayatollah Amoli Larijani: New Judiciary Chief to Start His Work in Next 3 Days

Afkar:

1- Europeans Know Iran Doesn’t Accept Conditions

2- Stanford University Professor: Europe May Incline Towards US

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Zarif: World Should Feel Foreign Ministry Says Entire Establishment’s Word

2- Zarif after Resignation: Stronger or Weaker?

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Rouhani Must Resist Pressures: Senior Journalist

2- Europe Not to Convince Iran [Editorial]

3- Tension in Iran-Netherlands Diplomatic Ties

Ebtekar:

1- Damascus’ Return to Arab World in Limbo

2- Iran Leader: Don’t Make Economy Dependent on European Package

Etemad:

1- Iran Leader to Executive Officials: Don’t Wait for Europe

Ettela’at:

1- First VP: FATF Accession Basic Need for Iran

2- Zarif: Foreign Ministry Is in Charge of Entire Country’s Policy, Not Just a Single Body

3- Yemen’s Ansarullah Leader: Israel Cooperating with Saudi in Attacks on Yemen

Iran:

1- Indictment of Trump

2- Zarif: I Can’t Accept Being Excluded from Foreign Policy

I Resigned Just to Preserve Foreign Ministry’s Dignity

Javan:

1- Leader: You’ve Made People Conditioned to JCPOA, Don’t Do It on European Package

2- Amoli Larijani: I Fought for Judiciary’s Independence, Strength for 10 Years

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Bankers: Refusing to Accept FATF Will Create Problem for National Interests

2- Iran Leader: Don’t Wait for Anyone, Do Your Work Seriously

3- Iran: High-Ranking European Delegation to Visit Tehran on INSTEX

Kayhan:

1- Leader Had 8 Months Ago Warned about Fate of Making Economy Dependent on Europe’s Promise

2- Ceasefire between India, Pakistan Violated: India Resumes Bombing Kashmir

3- Trump: I’m an Innocent Man Surrounded by Corrupt People

4- Iran Expels Two Diplomats, Now It’s Time to Respond to France

Shargh:

1- One Step Closer to Impeaching Trump

2- Zarif’s Resignation Not Personal, Had Nothing to Do with His Interaction with Rouhani

3- Arabs and Compromise with Iran [Editorial]

Fatemeh Askarieh

Fatemeh Askarieh is an Iranian journalist working on a range of fields including culture, art, lifestyle, cultural heritage, and tourism. She has been working with the Iran Front Page (IFP) Media Group for 10 years, and is currently the head of the Art and Lifestyle Department.