A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 19

All newspapers today covered President Hassan Rouhani’s trip to New York, where he is going to attend and address the UN General Assembly.

Tuesday papers particularly highlighted his remarks in a meeting with Iranian expats and an exclusive interview with CNN.

The comments by Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), about the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers also received great coverage.

The Iraqi Kurdistan’s upcoming independence referendum and the worldwide reactions to the decision also remained a top story today.

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

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Babak Zanjani Fired from Court after Aggression

2- Afghan Gov’t to Arm Its Citizens

3- Small Number of People Accompanying Rouhani in New York Visit

• Rational Diplomatic Visit Instead of Spending Huge Amounts of Money

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Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Women Should Be Top Priority, Not Just Mentioned in Conferences: Ex-VP

2- Rouhani: JCPOA Will Always Stay Alive

3- Babak Zanjani Fired from Court after War of Words with Lawyer

 

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Bahar:

1- Mission: Overcoming Remaining Challenges; Review of Rouhani’s Priorities

2- Nuclear Chief: JCPOA Should Remain in Right Track

 

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Ebtekar:

1- Rouhani: Nuclear Deal to Stay Alive in Political History of Region, World

2- Iran, Europe against Trump, Netanyahu

3- First VP: Foreign Ministry Activating Economic diplomacy

4- Reformist MPs Threaten Those MPs Who Broke Their Promises

 

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Etemad:

1- Amano, Salehi: Iran Nuclear Program, Most Transparent One in World

 

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Ettela’at:

1- Rouhani to CNN: Loss of Credit, Only Outcome of Withdrawing from JCPOA

2- President: Trump Unpredictable, but Iran Has Plans for Every Situation

3- Three Saudi Cities under Fire of Yemen’s Artillery

4- 65 Economic Priorities Communicated to 5 Ministers

5- Nuclear Chief: Iran Has Implemented All Nuclear Commitments

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Ghanoon:

1- Efforts for Survival of JCPOA in New York

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Hamdeli:

1- Iran Has Proved It Doesn’t Give Barzani Blank Cheque

2- End of Coalition between Reformists, Moderates?

• Some Reformist MPs Say Aref’s Remarks His Personal Opinion

3- Photo of Cleric Working as Street Vendor Go Viral

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Iran:

1- Private Sector Has Priority in Allocation of Finance

2- Rouhani: We Need Iranians Living in All Parts of the World to Build Our Country

3- Red Status of Human Rights in Myanmar’s Green Hell

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Jahan-e San’at:

1- Judiciary Chief: Some Trying to Create New Sedition in Middle East

2- A Review of New Priorities Communicated by Rouhani to Ministers

• Rouhani Forgetting His Campaign Promises

3- Rouhani: No One More ‘Iranian’ than Others

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Javan:

1- Unilaterally Maintaining Nuclear Deal: Expediency or Damage

2- Rouhani Says JCPOA Will Stay Alive Whether US Like It or Not

3- Birthday Party Held for Children of Iranian Fighters Killed in Fight against Terror

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Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Rouhani: Iran Will Never Initiate Violation of Int’l Agreement

2- Syrian Army, Resistance Forces Enter Eastern Deir ez-Zor

3- US Withdrawal from JCPOA to Cost Them Dearly: Iran President to CNN

4- Bahraini King Condemns Arab Countries’ Move to Boycott Israel!

5- Iraqi Federal Court Suspends Kurdistan Independence Referendum

 

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Kayhan:

1- Rouhani’s Visit to New York: Don’t Accept Promises, Give Ultimatum to ‘Big Satan’

2- Rabbis, Israeli Security Forces Clash with Each Other

3- Iraq’s Federal Court Says ‘Big No’ to Iraqi Kurdistan Referendum

4- Sanctions Still in Place, Preventing Arrival of Foreign Investors: Airports Company

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Kelid:

1- Gov’t to Provide New Facilities for Development of Handicrafts Industry: Chief