A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 9

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, made important remarks in a Sunday meeting with a group of Iranian police officials and officers. The Leader’s statements about security, particularly moral security, were widely covered by almost all Iranian media.

The newspapers on Monday also talked about a controversial clip from the TV show Elixir, aired by IRIB, in which the host publicly humiliated the guest. The producers later announced that it was just a show, and the host and the guest were both acting out a scene; however, the criticisms have remained severe.

Many newspapers, particularly reformist ones, have looked at the recent multiple assaults on Mir-Mahmoud Mousavi, a former Iranian diplomat and the brother of detained opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi.

An ongoing conflict in Syria’s Khan Tuman, where a number of Iranian advisors, among others, were killed by terrorists also received much coverage.

 

Abrar:

1- Iran’s Help to Venezuela in Pharmaceutical Production: Maduro

2- Providing Social and Moral Security Very Important: Leader

 

 

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Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Britons’ Investment in Iran’s Airport Infrastructure

2- Iran in Talks with 4 Countries to Resume Oil Swaps: Deputy Oil Minister

 

 

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Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Attack on Mir-Mahmoud Mousavi: 3 Motorcyclists Extort Foreign Ministry Diplomat

2- Details of Saeid Jalili’s Offer to Americans in Istanbul

3- Indictment Issued for 48 Attackers on Saudi Embassy in Tehran

 

 

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Asia:

1- It Is Cost-Efficient to Launch Direct Iran-US Flight

 

 

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Bani Film:

1- Iran and Italy Plan to Co-Produce Feature Film

 

 

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Emtiaz:

1- US Gives Back 73 Ancient Relics Dating Back to Sassanid Dynasty: Spokesman

2- 5 Foreign Languages to Be Taught in Iranian Schools

3- Growth of Drug Abuse among Women in Iran

4- 20% Decrease in Imports of Gas Oil to Iran

 

 

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Etemad:

1- Senior Reformist Aref Meets with Top Clerics in Qom

2- Tehran Governor-General Vows to Seriously Pursue Attack on Mir-Mahmoud Mousavi

3- Leader Cautions: Enemy Is Seeking to Bipolarize Iranian Society

 

 

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Ettela’at:

1- Security Is Iran’s Top Priority: Ayatollah Khamenei

2- Petrol to Be Sold at Two Different Rates from Autumn

3- 300 Killed in Fights among Terrorists near Damascus

 

 

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Ghanoon:

1- Controversies Surrounding IRIB’s TV Show Elixir [in one of the episodes recently released, the host Farzad Hassani publicly humiliated the guest, which has provoked severe criticism.]

2- I’m Unemployed, So I’ll Commit Suicide [on growing rate of suicide in Iran]

3- Leader Underlines Necessity for Attending to People’s Concerns about “Moral Security”

4- What Have Drugs and Alcohol Done to Athletes? [on the recent death of a famous Iranian footballer due to substance abuse]

 

 

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Iran:

1- Iran to Host Foreign Capitals and Banks

2- Early Death of Pilots and Flight Attendants under Sanctions Pressure

 

 

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Javan:

1- Leader Urges Police to Ignore Opposition to Rational Decisions

2- Resistance Front Ready to Take Revenge in Syria’s Khan Tuman

 

 

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Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Police Should Be a “Kind and Powerful Friend” to People: Leader

2- Massive Air Operation Starts in Syria to Retake Khan Tuman

3- Turkish Fighter Jets Once Again Bomb Northern Iraq

 

 

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Kayhan:

1- British Soldiers Planted Bombs in Iraq’s Shiite and Sunni Mosques in Arabic Dress

2- Senior Cleric: After Filling Iran with Imported Goods, Then You Talk about Production?

3- Khan Tuman on Verge of Liberation: US Plot in Syria Backfires

 

 

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Khorasan:

1- Salehi Relates Untold Stories about Secret “AMIA” Talks

2- Shamkhani: Iran and Its Allies Not to Leave Khan Tuman Incidents Unanswered

3- Leader Doesn’t Oppose English Language Teaching: Haddad Adel

4- Secret behind Deadly Selfie

5- Saudi Arabia Plotting against Iran’s Oil Marketing in Post-JCPOA Era: Minister

6- Syndrome of Consumerism in Iran

 

 

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Payam-e Zaman:

1- Ground Prepared for 8% Economic Growth: Minister

2- Reasons for Low Levels of Book-Reading in Iran

3- Major Hajj Pilgrimage Likely to Be Cancelled: MP

 

 

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Resalat:

1- Expenses Have Doubled, Country’s Costly Governance: Court of Audit Chief

2- Underclothes Police Not Solely for Hijab: Minister

3- Storm of Jeremy Corbyn: Labour Party Leader’s Position Reinforced

 

 

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Sepid:

1- Car Crash Fatality Rates Still High: Leader

 

 

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Shahrvand:

1- This Year’s Hajj Pilgrimage on Verge of Cancellation Due to Saudi Arabia’s Stonewalling

2- 22% Growth of Elderly in 45 Years: Iran’s Rapidly Ageing Population

 

 

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Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Al-Sisi Not Looking for Tension with Iran in Spite of Saudi Arabia’s Wishes

2- Emergence of ISIS Was a Reaction to Islamic Revolution: Ex-FM Kharrazi

3- Leader: Angered Enemies Seeking to Cause Rifts

 

 

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Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Foreign Investors’ Hesitation in Attending Iran Oil Exhibition: Oil Giants Didn’t Come!

2- He Isn’t Being National [Editorial: A criticism of FM Zarif’s attendance and speech at a meeting of the reformist faction – the paper says that as a minister, Zarif should be ‘national’, thus not getting involved in domestic party politics]