A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 23

Newspapers today continued to cover the Iranian officials’ reactions to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s anti-Tehran comments.

Also a top story today was the ongoing tension between North Korea and the US, particularly the recent threatening rhetoric by US Vice-President Mike Pence against Pyongyang.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi Urges Political Factions to Be Reconciled

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Abrar:

1- Palestine Officially Reports Israeli Atrocities to The Hague

2- UK Foreign Secretary: Pompeo Has Failed in Starting All-Out Talks with Iran

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Afkar:

1- Iran Nuclear Chief: We’re Fully Prepared to Increase Level of Our Uranium Enrichment

2- Senior MP: Talks with Europe Aimed at Giving Them Final Ultimatum

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Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Europe’s Trick against Sanctions: EU to Pay Iran’s Oil Money through European Central Banks

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Asrar:

1- Araqchi Warns: It’s Not Possible to Link JCPOA to Other Issues

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Ebtekar:

1- Top Security Official: Iran’s Presence in Iraq, Syria at Their Request

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Etemad:

1- Mike Pence Threatens North Korea: Either Deal or Turning into Libya

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Ettela’at:

1- Iran’s Shamkhani: Closed Case of Nuclear Talks Will Never Be Opened Again

2- Labour Minister: 63% of Iranian People Interested Domestic Products in Case of High Quality

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Iran:

1- Rouhani in Friendly Meeting with Athletes: We Should Promote Women’s Sports

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Javan:

1- US Allies Say No to Threat of “Either Everything or Nothing”

• US Accusations against Iran Not Heard Even by Europeans

2- Colonialist Bill Not Approved in Parliament Thanks to Lawmakers’ Pressure on Speaker

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Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Global Reactions to US Secretary of State’s Anti-Iran Comments

2- Civil Servants in France Go on Strike

3- Seven Italian Energy Firms to Arrive in Iran in July

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Kayhan:

1- CNN: Pompeo’s Comments Proved Iran Leader’s Stances towards US

2- Baghdad University Professor: Muqtada al-Sadr Has Deep Ties with Iran, Leader

3- 138 MPs Vote for Postponement of Bill that Was against National Security

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Khorasan:

1- Turkey Stealing Iranian Celebrities: Turks Claim Avicenna Was Turkish Scientist

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Rah-e Mardom:

1- Mogherini: No Alternative to Iran Nuclear Deal

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Resalat:

1- Mohammad Javad Larijani: JCPOA Dead, EU Eating the Corpse

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Rooyesh-e Mellat:

1- Iran Parliament Speaker: Pompeo Didn’t Deserve a Response

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Shahrvand:

1- Plan to Dispatch Certain MPs, Executives to FIFA World Cup Sparks Controversy

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Shargh:

1- Zarif: US Diplomacy Sham Merely Regression to Old Habits

 

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Sobh-e Now:

1- Parliament to Probe into Government’s Secret Talks with Telegram

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Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Europe’s Diplomatic Trap

• Will Europeans Give Iran Guarantees against US Sanctions?

2- Rouhani to US Top Diplomat: Who Are YOU to Make Decision for Iran, World?