''Iran'' ( fa, ایران) is the official daily newspaper of the
government of Iran
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, نظام جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Neẓām-e jomhūrī-e eslāmi-e Irān, known simply as ''Neẓām'' ( fa, نظام, lit=the system) among its supporters) is the ruling state a ...
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Profile
''Iran'' was launched in 1995. The
Islamic Republic News Agency
The Islamic Republic News Agency ( fa, خبرگزاری جمهوری اسلامی, ''Xebergâzari-ye Jimhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye''), or IRNA, is the official news agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Founded on 13 November 1934 as Pars News Agency ...
(IRNA) owns and publishes ''Iran''.
[ Iran's affiliated website is Iran Network.][ IRNA also publishes ''Iran Daily'', an English-language daily newspaper, ''Alvefagh'', an Arabic newspaper, ''Irane varzeshi'', a sport daily newspaper, and ''Irane Sepid'' for blind people. The newspaper supports the policies of the government and is described as a pro-government conservative daily.]Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدینژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), .[ Following the 2013 presidential election Mohammad Taqi Roghaniha, CEO of Iran Cultural and Press Institute (ICPI), was appointed manager of the daily.
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Bans
''Iran'' was closed down by the Press Supervisory Board in May 2006 following its publication a caricature which was deemed to be "divisive and provocative".Azeris
Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numer ...
caused stir among Azeri people living in the country.[ In response both the artist who had drawn the caricature and the editor-in-chief were arrested.][ The paper was banned again for six months by an Iranian court due to its alleged false report in June 2013.]
See also
*List of newspapers in Iran
The first Iranian newspapers appeared in the mid-19th century during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah. More specifically, the first newspaper in Iran, Kaghaz-e Akhbar (The Newspaper), was launched for the government by Mirza Saleh Shirazi in 1837. ...
*Media of Iran
The mass media in Iran are privately and publicly owned but is subject to censorship. As of 2016, Iran had 178 newspapers, 83 magazines, 15,000 information sites and 2 million blogs. A special court has authority to monitor the print media an ...
References
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1995 establishments in Iran
Publications established in 1995
Persian-language newspapers
Newspapers published in Iran
Government of Iran
State media