A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 26

Newspapers today covered the imminent approval of a draft law in the US House of Representatives on imposition of fresh sanctions against Iran, and described it as another violation of Iran nuclear deal.

The speculations about the line-up of President Hassan Rouhani’s next cabinet also remained a top story today. The latest development was Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani’s remarks about the possibility of give-and-take between the government and the Parliament.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Hardliner Criticizes Qalibaf’s Remarks: Neo-Conservatism Is a Play on Words

2- Qatari DM Hails Iran’s Support during Blockade

3- No Deal Yet on Sanctions against Russia, Iran, N. Korea: Corker

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Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Larijani: No Minister Has Lobbied for Keeping His Post in Next Cabinet

2- First VP: I Was Shocked after Hearing Unemployment Rate in Kermanshah

3- No Matter Iran’s Currency Is Rial or Toman When Your Pockets Empty

4- Tillerson Upset by Trump’s Criticism of Nuclear Deal

 

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Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Please Come Back … Velayati Urges Nateq Noori to Remain in Islamic Azad University

2- Senior Conservative: Attacks on Rouhani Not to Bring Good Results

3- 5 Governor-Generals Indicted for Electoral Offences

 

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Asrar:

1- Gov’t Spokesman Vows to Make Decisive Action against Any New Sanctions

2- Iran No Longer in Need of Importing Turkmenistan’s Gas: Official

 

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Besharat-e Now:

1- Left, Right-Wingers Treated by Health Minister

• Iranian Political Factions in Iran Lack Balanced View

2- 120 Terrorist Attacks Defused in Iran

3- ‘Changing Current from Rial to Toman Not to Resolve Iranians’ Woes’

 

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Etemad:

1- Welfare Should Be Separated from Labour Ministry: Minister

2- Top Clerics’ Opinions about Animals’ Rights, Animal Abuse

 

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Ettela’at:

1- We May Endanger Iran’s Future If We Don’t Make Right Decisions about Water: First VP

2- Parliament Speaker: Universities Should Become Independent

3- Iranian Students Win 5 Gold, Silver Medals in World Physics Olympiad

4- Ansarullah: We’ll Target UAE’s Trade Ports

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Haft-e Sobh:

1- East, West Meet in Iranian Train: Over $2bn worth of Rail Deals Signed in 48 Hours

2- Iranian Girl’s Great Work in Damavand Peak

• Maedeh Janfaza, First Woman to Conquer the Peak with Bicycle

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Iran:

1- 800 Projects to Supply Villages with Water Simultaneously Inaugurated

2- No Barrier to Presence of Minorities, Women in Next Cabinet: Spokesman

3- Fans of Persian Language, from Kazakhs to Americans, Take Tour of Tehran

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Javan:

1- Social Media’s Pressure for Having Efficient, Healthy, Non-Aristocratic Cabinet

2- 6 Companies Importing 50% of Pharmaceuticals in Iran Market: Official

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Jomhouri Eslami:

1- China to Finance Electrification of Tehran-Mashhad Railway

2- Red Cross: Humanitarian Conditions in Yemen Disastrous

3- Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers Approve Plan to Build Nuclear Plant

 

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Kayhan:

1- What Are Gov’t, Parliament Doing in Wake of US New Sanctions?

2- Iran Leader Donates 40,000 Properties to Deprived People

3- Pyongyang: We’ll Target US Heart Using Our Nuclear Weapons

 

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Resalat:

1- Parliament Speaker: Unemployment Trend Worsened in Past 4 Years

2- Velayati: Iran Not Worried about US Hostile Moves

3- Zarif: US Should Know JCPOA Not a Bilateral Deal

4- Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi: Aqsa Mosque in Danger, Muslims Shouldn’t Leave Palestine Alone

 

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Rooyesh-e Mellat:

1- Harming Oneself: Russian Official Warns US against Putting Moscow under Sanctions

2- IRGC Says It Neutralizes US Vessel’ Provocative Move in Persian Gulf

3- Arab Countries Impose New Sanctions against Qatar

 

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Shargh:

1- First VP: 9 Trillion Rials [over $238m] Allocated to Improving Conditions of Contraband Porters

2- Assets of Tehran Municipality Being Sold at Last Days of Qalibaf’s Tenure

3- Larijani: No Give-and-Take between Parliament, Gov’t on Next Cabinet

 

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Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Drought in Northern Iran

• Unlike Common Belief, Even Rainy Regions Are in Danger of Drought

2- Minister of Grey Days: A Review of Science Minister Farhadi’s Performance