Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday, August 3, and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The top story in all Iranian newspapers today was the Thursday ceremony where the Leader of Irans Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was going to endorse President Hassan Rouhanis presidential decree for second term.
Since Friday is the weekend holiday in Iran, newspapers also highlighted the upcoming inauguration ceremony due to be held in the Parliament on Saturday. A huge number of foreign officials are going to participate the ceremony, where Rouhani will be sworn in to take the office.
US President Donald Trumps move to sign into law a bill approved by the US Congress to impose fresh sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea also received great coverage.
A number of papers also continued to cover the possible results of a handshake between Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers in Istanbul.
The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:
Aftab-e Yazd:
1- Social, Political, Social, Economic Activists Review Rouhanis 4-Year Performance
2- US Secretary of State: Our Hands Tied for Sanctions
Arman-e Emrooz:
1- Empty Seat of Architect of Tolerance [Rafsanjani]
- Rouhani to Be Endorsed by Leader in Thursday Ceremony
- Inauguration Ceremony to Be Held Saturday with Unprecedented Media Coverage
2- Prudence without Hope! [Rumours about Rouhanis next cabinet line-up has disappointed reformists]
3- Were Expecting to See Female Ministers in Cabinet: Activist
Bahar:
1- Moderation in Second Season
- Rouhanis Govt Starts Work with Harsh Critics, Supporters Who Have Expectations
2- Trump Signs Bill to Impose Sanctions on Iran, Russia, North Korea
Donya-ye Eqtesad:
1- Middle-Class to Get Out of Worlds Big Cities
- Living Outside Megacities
2- Last Cabinet Session Held: Those Who Will Leave or Stay
Ebtekar:
1- Diplomats Waiting for Greenlight of Tehran, Riyadh
2- Aref: Islamic Revolution a Reformist Revolution
3- Ministers Praise Rouhani in Last Cabinet Session
Etemad:
1- A Report on Several Villages in Southeastern Iran All of Whom Have Voted for Rouhani
- Mr President! Please Visit Us
2- Deputy FM: Iran to Reinforce IRGC, Quds Force in Response to New Sanctions
3- Interior Minister: If I Have Weak Performance, Its Rouhanis Duty to Change Me
Ettelaat:
1- Trumps Administration Wants to Destroy JCPOA at Irans Expense
2- Hezbollahs Nasrallah: Imam Khamenei Plays Key Role in Discovering Enemy Plots
Ghanoon:
1- MP: Womens Presence in Management Creates Golden Opportunities for Iran
2- Growth in Population of Immigrants in Suburbs
Hamdeli:
1- Moving to Think-Tank: Nateq Nouris Account of His Resignation from Posts
2- Message of Iranian-Arabic Handshake
- Can Zarif-Jubeir Meeting Lead to Resumption of Tehran-Riyadh Ties?
Iran:
1- Today, the 12th Ceremony to Endorse President
2- All Illegal Financial Institutes Organized
Jahan-e Sanat:
1- Zarif: Jubeir and I Have Known Each Other for Long Time
2- EU Foreign Policy Chief to Attend Rouhanis Inauguration Ceremony
- Support for Iranian Nation
3- Rouhanis Challenges in His Second Term: Lack of Economic Diplomacy
Javan:
1- CBI Governor: 60% of Banks Resources Frozen
2- I Signed It! US President Signs into Law Sanctions against Iran, Russia, N. Korea
3- Rouhanis Next Cabinet to Face Easy-Going Parliament, Strict Nation
Jomhouri Eslami:
1- Trump: White House Is a Dump
2- Rouhanis Endorsement Ceremony to Be Held Thursday, Inauguration on Saturday
Kayhan:
1- Train of Governments Promises Arrives at 12th Station
2- Zionist Analyst: Irans Help for Palestinians Dangerous Sign of Shiite-Sunni Unity
3- Latest Reports of Changes in New Cabinet
Kelid:
1- Countdown for Unveiling Rouhanis Cabinet Line-up
- List of Ministers Who Will Leave or Remain
2- Nasrallah: Ayatollah Khameneis Role in Countering Plots against Muslim World Outstanding
3- Number of Veiled Students in Germany Growing
Khorasan:
1- Governments Last Supper Coupled with Ambiguity
Shahrvand:
1- Rouhani to Be Endorsed by Iran Leader
2- Foreign Minister: Hundreds of Iranians Released from Turkmenistan Prisons
Shargh:
1- Gap in White House
- Tillerson: I Have Differences with Trump
2- Rouhani Praised in Last Cabinet Session
Tejarat:
1- End of 11th Govt: Those Who Leave, Those Who Stay
