If you edited a reformist newspaper inIranin the late 1990s, you bolted wire mesh screens to your windows to deflect grenade attacks andringed your office with a wrought-iron fencewith sharpened tines. Back then, reform-leaning journalists were the frontline of a political and cultural war in Iran. As title after title was shut down, newsrooms were ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's moderate-leaning president has strongly criticized hard-line officials for ordering reformist newspapers shut down. Judicial authorities ordered two pro-reform newspapers - Aseman and Bahar - closed in recent months on allegations of questioning Islamic principles. President Hassan Rouhani told reporters Saturday that ...

As it draws a red line against discussion of missiles in nuclear talks with the 5+1 Powers, Iran has put out a message promoting its latest advance. Media proclaimed the unveiling of smart pinpoint ballistic missileS and smart composite armor as the latest achievements, in a ceremony led by head of armed forces Hassan Firouzabadi on Monday. Mehr ...

The director of the Aseman daily was released on bail on Sunday February 23. ILNA reports that Abbas Bozorgmehr was released until his trial on bail of three trillion rials. The report indicates that Leyla Ebrahiman, the editor of the article that led to the shutdown of the newspaper, was also released yesterday on bail impending trial. The Aseman ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project's Iran research team.   Military and Security Representative of the Supreme Leader to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Hojjat al-Eslam Ali Saidi called the recent Geneva Accord an ultimatumand ...

Tehran Iranian authorities on Thursday banned a newly launched reformist daily and arrested its managing director over an article seen as insulting to Islamic law, official sources said. "Aseman newspaper has been banned for publishing an article that insults Islam's sacred beliefs and articles against Islamic regulations," the office of Tehran's ...

The Iran Project- Newly published reformist newspaper Aseman suspended due to publishing an article against Islamic regulations, TasnimNews Agency reported. "Aseman" is a reformist paper that has just launched to be published for about a week Also, managing director of reformist newspaper "Aseman" which was banned today, is under judicial prosecution....