A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 19

The air pollution in major Iranian cities remained the top story in almost all newspapers today, as all schools have been shut down in several big cities including Tehran.

Both reformist and conservative papers covered the prosecutor general’s remarks about the involvement of certain officials and their families in the smuggling of goods into the country.

The US veto of a UN Security Council draft resolution against Trump’s decision on Jerusalem al-Quds also received great coverage.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- IMF Warns Increased Fuel Prices May Return Two-Digit Inflation Rate to Iran

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Abrar:

1- Iran-Azerbaijan-Turkey Trilateral Meeting to Be Held in Baku Wednesday

2- Zarif, Lavrov Underline Commitment to Iran Nuclear Deal

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Aftab-e Yazd:

1- This Afghanistan No Longer Like Before

• Economic Statistics Show We Should Change Our View of Afghanistan

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Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Shocking: Prosecutor General Says Certain Officials Involved in Smuggling

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Ebtekar:

1- Import of Cars Resumed

2- Doubts about Slogan of Stopping Support for Rouhani [Editorial]

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Etemad:

1- Reformists’ Excellent Position; Senior Reformist Figure Talks of Political Parties in Iran

2- Christian Science Monitor: Tehran Turned into Challenge for Riyadh, Washington, Tel Aviv

• Iran’s Unrivaled Influence, Power in Middle East

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Ettela’at:

1- Larijani: Iran to Continue All-Out Support for Palestine’s Intifada (Uprising)

2- Zarif: Iran’s Interests Secured in Powerful, Stable Region

3- Yazd to Become Capital of Bicycling in Iran

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Iran:

1- Ayatollah Amoli Larijani: All Questions about Judiciary’s Performance to Be Answered

2- Trump in Labyrinth of Loneliness: US Vetoes Votes of 14 UNSC Members

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Jame’eh Farda:

1- Iran to Legally Pursue US Accusations on Yemen

2- Purple Pollution: Damages Caused by Air Pollution Three Times more than Construction Budget

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Javan:

1- Prosecutor General: Some Officials Accomplice in Smuggling of Goods

2- French President: Iran Won, We Should Accept Assad

3- Shamkhani in Kurdistan Province: Iran’s Security Ensured from beyond Borders

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Jomhouri Eslami:

1- PUIC Calls on Muslim Nations to Rise against Trump’s Anti-Palestine Decision

2- Iran, China Sign Document for Construction of 5 Hospitals in Tehran

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Kayhan:

1- 70% Increase in Salaries of MPs to Close Their Monitoring Eyes

2- Demonstration in Iraqi Kurdistan against Officials’ Incompetence

• People Set Fire on Barzani’s Party HQ

3- Continued Protests against Trump’s Move

• From Boycott of US Products to Slogans against Bin Salman in Stadiums

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Shargh:

1- Health Ministry: Air Pollution Causes Over $8 Billion in Damage

2- Collapse of Arab Council against Iran [Editorial]

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Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Emergency Condition of Air Goes on in Tehran, Urmia, Tabriz, Isfahan, Other Cities

• Only Schools Shut Down in Severe Air Pollution