A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by Ali Alfoneh, Katherine Faley, Ahmad Majidyar and Michael Rubin.  To subscribe to this daily newsletter, e-mail [email protected].

 

(E) = Article in English

 

Rafsanjani to lead Friday prayers; Mousavi reportedly to form political party; Ahmadinejad blames Germany for murder of Egyptian woman; Iran’s Foreign Minister calls for creation of new world system to resolve global affairs; Iran executes 13 Sunni rebels; Russia described as real winner of Iran’s nuclear issue; Iranian clerics slam Chinese government for ‘suppressing’ Muslims

 

Politics    

Media

  • (E) According to PressTV, Iran has proposed a new media law “to ensure that any criticism of state affairs will not stray from objectivity in the future.”
  • According to E'temad, 1,200 people have been blacklisted by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting since the presidential election.
  • Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani, brother of former president Rafsanjani, files an official complaint against Iran and Raja News for publishing reports accusing him of accepting bribes from the Norwegian Statoil company and of being the mastermind behind the post-election violence in Iran.
    • Three of Rafsanjani's sons and daughters file complaints against Iran.
    • Ali-Reza Beheshti, son of the late Ayatollah Beheshti, files a complaint against Kayhan for accusing him of being an American agent.

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Economy  

Trade  

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