A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 3

The top story in all Iranian newspapers today was the Thursday ceremony where the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was going to endorse President Hassan Rouhani’s presidential decree for second term.

Since Friday is the weekend holiday in Iran, newspapers also highlighted the upcoming inauguration ceremony due to be held in the Parliament on Saturday. A huge number of foreign officials are going to participate the ceremony, where Rouhani will be sworn in to take the office.

US President Donald Trump’s move to sign into law a bill approved by the US Congress to impose fresh sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea also received great coverage.

A number of papers also continued to cover the possible results of a handshake between Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers in Istanbul.

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

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Social, Political, Social, Economic Activists Review Rouhani’s 4-Year Performance

2- US Secretary of State: Our Hands Tied for Sanctions

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Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Empty Seat of ‘Architect of Tolerance’ [Rafsanjani]

• Rouhani to Be Endorsed by Leader in Thursday Ceremony
• Inauguration Ceremony to Be Held Saturday with Unprecedented Media Coverage

2- Prudence without Hope! [Rumours about Rouhani’s next cabinet line-up has disappointed reformists]

3- We’re Expecting to See Female Ministers in Cabinet: Activist

 

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Bahar:

1- Moderation in Second Season

• Rouhani’s Gov’t Starts Work with Harsh Critics, Supporters Who Have Expectations

2- Trump Signs Bill to Impose Sanctions on Iran, Russia, North Korea

 

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Donya-ye Eqtesad:

1- Middle-Class to Get Out of World’s Big Cities

• Living Outside ‘Megacities’

2- Last Cabinet Session Held: Those Who Will Leave or Stay

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Ebtekar:

1- Diplomats Waiting for Greenlight of Tehran, Riyadh

2- Aref: Islamic Revolution a Reformist Revolution

3- Ministers Praise Rouhani in Last Cabinet Session

 

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Etemad:

1- A Report on Several Villages in Southeastern Iran All of Whom Have Voted for Rouhani

• Mr President! Please Visit Us

2- Deputy FM: Iran to Reinforce IRGC, Quds Force in Response to New Sanctions

3- Interior Minister: If I Have Weak Performance, It’s Rouhani’s Duty to Change Me

 

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Ettela’at:

1- Trump’s Administration Wants to Destroy JCPOA at Iran’s Expense

2- Hezbollah’s Nasrallah: Imam Khamenei Plays Key Role in Discovering Enemy Plots

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Ghanoon:

1- MP: Women’s Presence in Management Creates Golden Opportunities for Iran

2- Growth in Population of Immigrants in Suburbs

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Hamdeli:

1- Moving to Think-Tank: Nateq Nouri’s Account of His Resignation from Posts

2- Message of Iranian-Arabic Handshake

• Can Zarif-Jubeir Meeting Lead to Resumption of Tehran-Riyadh Ties?

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Iran:

1- Today, the 12th Ceremony to Endorse President

2- All Illegal Financial Institutes Organized

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Jahan-e San’at:

1- Zarif: Jubeir and I Have Known Each Other for Long Time

2- EU Foreign Policy Chief to Attend Rouhani’s Inauguration Ceremony

• Support for Iranian Nation

3- Rouhani’s Challenges in His Second Term: Lack of Economic Diplomacy

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Javan:

1- CBI Governor: 60% of Banks’ Resources Frozen

2- I Signed It! US President Signs into Law Sanctions against Iran, Russia, N. Korea

3- Rouhani’s Next Cabinet to Face Easy-Going Parliament, Strict Nation

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Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Trump: White House Is a Dump

2- Rouhani’s Endorsement Ceremony to Be Held Thursday, Inauguration on Saturday

 

 

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Kayhan:

1- Train of Government’s Promises Arrives at 12th Station

2- Zionist Analyst: Iran’s Help for Palestinians Dangerous Sign of Shiite-Sunni Unity

3- Latest Reports of Changes in New Cabinet

 

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Kelid:

1- Countdown for Unveiling Rouhani’s Cabinet Line-up

• List of Ministers Who Will Leave or Remain

2- Nasrallah: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Role in Countering Plots against Muslim World Outstanding

3- Number of Veiled Students in Germany Growing

 

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Khorasan:

1- Government’s Last Supper Coupled with Ambiguity

 

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Shahrvand:

1- Rouhani to Be Endorsed by Iran Leader

2- Foreign Minister: Hundreds of Iranians Released from Turkmenistan Prisons

 

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Shargh:

1- Gap in White House

• Tillerson: I Have Differences with Trump

2- Rouhani Praised in Last Cabinet Session

 

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Tejarat:

1- End of 11th Gov’t: Those Who Leave, Those Who Stay