Islamic Republican (newspaper)

Jomhouri-e Eslami (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی) is an official Iranian newspaper, which started its work on 30 May 1979, as the newspaper of Islamic Republic Party. In the beginning it was under the grantee of Islamic Republic Party and its managing director was Ali Khamenei. Mir-Hossein Mousavi was its editor-in-chief.[1]

Islamic Republican
The 18 June 2009 front page of
Jomhouri-e Eslami
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987)
PublisherJomhouri-e Eslami Newspaper
Founded30 May 1979; 45 years ago (1979-05-30)
Political alignmentPrinciplists
LanguagePersian
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
WebsiteTelegram page

Even after the closure of Islamic Republic Party, the Jomhouri-e Eslami newspaper continued its work. The paper is one of the state-sponsored publications together with Ettela'at and Kayhan of which publishers are directly appointed by the Supreme Leader.[2] As of 2013 the paper was described as "reputedly close to" Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani.[3]

Islamic Republican has a daily circulation of over 100,000 copies and is considered to be one of the most influential newspapers in Iran. The newspaper has been the subject of controversy over the years, with some critics accusing it of promoting the Iranian government's propaganda and censoring dissenting views.[4]

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  1. ^ Jomhouri-e Eslami Newspaper Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)
  2. ^ Mahmud Farjami (2014). "Political Satire as an Index of Press Freedom: A Review of Political Satire in the Iranian Press during the 2000s". Iranian Studies. 47 (2): 233. doi:10.1080/00210862.2013.860325. S2CID 145067513.
  3. ^ Mullahs, Guards, and Bonyads: An Exploration of Iranian Leadership Dynamics David E. Thaler, Alireza Nader, Shahram Chubin, Jerrold D. Green, Charlotte Lynch
  4. ^ "Islamic Republican Newspaper | Iran Chamber Society".
 
Revolutionary occupation of U.S. embassy Title of Islamic Republican newspaper in 5 November 1979