A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by Ali Alfoneh, Ahmad Majidyar and Michael Rubin.  To subscribe to this daily newsletter, e-mail [email protected].
 
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Ahmadinejad challenges Obama to debate; key figures embark on election campaign for Ahmadinejad; Mousavi’s banners set ablaze in Isfahan; Karrubi hints support for Mousavi; Russia to participate in Iran-Pakistan Peace Pipeline; Iran plans to connect Caspian Sea with Persian Gulf through oil pipeline; Iran concerned about Khalilzad’s potential role in Afghanistan  

 

Presidential Election: General

  • Ali-Akbar Mohtashami-Pour, head of the Committee for Defense of the Vote, writes to the Election Propagation Commission to protest against the Ahmadinejad government's campaign use of the newspapers Iran, Jam-e Jam and Kayhan which are publicly-owned.
  • Election Headquarters Chief Kamran Daneshjou provides statistical information about the ballots.
  • Election Headquarters prohibits placards and banners anywhere but in the election headquarters of the candidates.

  Presidential Election: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Presidential Election: Mir-Hossein Mousavi

Presidential Election: Mehdi Karrubi

  • Karrubi says he aims for victory, but should he fail to advance to the second round of presidential election, he will support Mousavi.

Presidential Election: Mohsen Rezai

Military and Security

Nuclear Issue

Iran/Afghanistan

Media

Economy

Trade

Iran in the Afghan Media

  • Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan warns against possible CEO position for Khalilzad in Afghanistan.
    • Feda Hussein Maliki has met President Hamid Karzai to convey Iran’s concern about recent reports leaked in the New York Times that Zalmay Khalilzad, who is a native Afghan and served as the U.S. ambassador to Kabul, would be installed as the chief executive officer in Afghanistan. Maliki warned that such a move was detrimental to political stability in Afghanistan and could lead to anarchy and chaos in the country.
  • [E] Iranian books thrown into river.
  • [E] No clue yet to kidnapped Frenchman en route to Iran from Afghanistan.
  • Editorial in Hasht-e Sobh questions effectiveness of trilateral meetings between leaders of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and accuses Tehran and Islamabad of double dealing. The editorial criticizes Tehran for having allowed Taliban and Al Qaeda to freely travel to and from Afghanistan, having provided the Taliban with weapons, and using Afghan refugees as a tool to exert political pressure on Kabul.

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