Iran (newspaper)
{{Short description|Iranian newspaper}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Iran
| logo = Iran Newspaper logo.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| image =
| caption =
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Tabloid
| foundation = {{start date and age|1995}}
| ceased publication =
| owners = Islamic Republic News Agency
| political position =
| publisher = Islamic Republic News Agency
| editor = Hadi KhosroShahin
| internationaleditor = Ali Mottaghian
| sportseditor = Ali Javadi
| language = Persian
| headquarters = Khoramshahr Street, Sohrevardi Street, Tehran, Iran
| ISSN = 1027-1449
| website = {{URL|http://www.irannewspaper.ir}}
}}
Iran ({{langx|fa|ایران|italic=yes}}) is a Persian-language and the official daily newspaper of the government of Iran.{{cite web|url=http://www.iran-newspaper.com/|title=ایران ; شماره ; صفحه اول |work=Iran|access-date=19 September 2013}}
Profile
Iran was launched in 1995.{{cite news|title=Two more newspapers shut in Iran by the judiciary|url=http://www.iran-press-service.com/articles_2002/May_2002/two_newspapers_shut_4502.htm|access-date=11 October 2013|publisher=Iran Press Service|date=4 May 2002|location=Tehran|archive-date=12 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012060655/http://www.iran-press-service.com/articles_2002/May_2002/two_newspapers_shut_4502.htm|url-status=dead}} The Islamic Republic 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.iran-daily.com/|title=News|work=Iran Daily|access-date=19 September 2013}} The newspaper supports the policies of the government and is described as a pro-government conservative daily.{{cite web|title=The Political Affiliations of Iranian Newspapers|url=http://iranmediaresearch.org/en/system/files/the_political_affiliations_of_iranian_newspapers.pdf?download=1|work=ASL19|access-date=25 September 2013|year=2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928091326/http://iranmediaresearch.org/en/system/files/the_political_affiliations_of_iranian_newspapers.pdf?download=1|url-status=dead}}
The daily was managed by Mosayeb Naeemi during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Following the 2013 presidential election Mohammad Taqi Roghaniha, CEO of Iran Cultural and Press Institute (ICPI), was appointed manager of the daily.{{cite web|title=A New Hope? Rouhani Press Reforms Usher in Optimism|url=http://www.iranmediaresearch.org/en/blog/227/13/08/30/1473|publisher=Iran Media Program and ASL 19|access-date=13 October 2013|date=30 August 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040147/http://www.iranmediaresearch.org/en/blog/227/13/08/30/1473|url-status=dead}}
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".{{cite news|title=Iran Shuts Down Newspaper Over Cartoon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/24/world/middleeast/24iran.html|access-date=6 October 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=24 May 2006|author=Fazila Fathi|location=Tehran}} The caricature which mocked Azeris 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.{{cite news|title=Iran court bans state-owned newspaper for 6 months|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Jun-02/219165-iran-court-bans-state-owned-newspaper-for-6-months.ashx#axzz2fMW4j9X7|access-date=19 September 2013|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=2 June 2013|agency=Associated Press|location=Tehran}}{{cite news|title=Iran Newspaper Banned For 6 Months: Report|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/02/iran-newspaper-banned-6-months_n_3374296.html|access-date=30 September 2013|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=2 June 2013|location=Tehran}}
See also
References
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Category:1995 establishments in Iran
Category:Newspapers established in 1995
Category:Persian-language newspapers