Media Analysis

Shayan Ghajar

Fars News, a semi-official Iranian news agency, reports that the Iranian Chief of Staff, Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaie, said that Iran is supportive of a fuel swap mediated by Brazil. Chief of Staff Mashaie said that President Ahmadinejad, in a phone call with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, stated his acceptance of Brazil’s offer, in principle. more»

Arash Aramesh

Pro-government media in Iran continued their praise of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s performance May 3 at the UN summit on Non Proliferation Review. Kayhan, the largest state owned newspaper with direct ties to Supreme Leader Khamenei argued in its editorial that the NPT was no longer working and Ahmadinejad’s recommendations must be implemented in order to create a nuclear agreement that is acceptable to all nations. more»

Arash Aramesh

In an apparent attempt to offer an olive branch to the West, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a forceful but measured speech at the United Nations May 3, saying the idea of producing nuclear weapons was “disgusting” and the international community must work together to rid the world of nuclear weapons. more»

Arash Aramesh

Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, leaders of the opposition Green Movement, are making new efforts to reach out to Iranian labors and teachers. May 1 and May 2 are Labor Day and Teacher’s Day in Iran respectively. more»

Arash Aramesh

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Broadcasting systems (IRIB) commonly referred to as the Iranian radio and television decided to air parts of a trial in which Hossein Shariatmadari, the editor of hardliner Kayhan newspaper and the representative of the Supreme Leader in that publication, provided his defense against a number of complaints filed against him over the past few months. Among the plaintiffs is Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi. more»