Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday, December 19, and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The air pollution in major Iranian cities remained the top story in almost all newspapers today, as all schools have been shut down in several big cities including Tehran.
Both reformist and conservative papers covered the prosecutor general’s remarks about the involvement of certain officials and their families in the smuggling of goods into the country.
The US veto of a UN Security Council draft resolution against Trump’s decision on Jerusalem al-Quds also received great coverage.
The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:
19 Dey:
1- IMF Warns Increased Fuel Prices May Return Two-Digit Inflation Rate to Iran
Abrar:
1- Iran-Azerbaijan-Turkey Trilateral Meeting to Be Held in Baku Wednesday
2- Zarif, Lavrov Underline Commitment to Iran Nuclear Deal
Aftab-e Yazd:
1- This Afghanistan No Longer Like Before
- Economic Statistics Show We Should Change Our View of Afghanistan
Arman-e Emrooz:
1- Shocking: Prosecutor General Says Certain Officials Involved in Smuggling
Ebtekar:
1- Import of Cars Resumed
2- Doubts about Slogan of Stopping Support for Rouhani [Editorial]
Etemad:
1- Reformists’ Excellent Position; Senior Reformist Figure Talks of Political Parties in Iran
2- Christian Science Monitor: Tehran Turned into Challenge for Riyadh, Washington, Tel Aviv
- Iran’s Unrivaled Influence, Power in Middle East
Ettela’at:
1- Larijani: Iran to Continue All-Out Support for Palestine’s Intifada (Uprising)
2- Zarif: Iran’s Interests Secured in Powerful, Stable Region
3- Yazd to Become Capital of Bicycling in Iran
Iran:
1- Ayatollah Amoli Larijani: All Questions about Judiciary’s Performance to Be Answered
2- Trump in Labyrinth of Loneliness: US Vetoes Votes of 14 UNSC Members
Jame’eh Farda:
1- Iran to Legally Pursue US Accusations on Yemen
2- Purple Pollution: Damages Caused by Air Pollution Three Times more than Construction Budget
Javan:
1- Prosecutor General: Some Officials Accomplice in Smuggling of Goods
2- French President: Iran Won, We Should Accept Assad
3- Shamkhani in Kurdistan Province: Iran’s Security Ensured from beyond Borders
Jomhouri Eslami:
1- PUIC Calls on Muslim Nations to Rise against Trump’s Anti-Palestine Decision
2- Iran, China Sign Document for Construction of 5 Hospitals in Tehran
Kayhan:
1- 70% Increase in Salaries of MPs to Close Their Monitoring Eyes
2- Demonstration in Iraqi Kurdistan against Officials’ Incompetence
- People Set Fire on Barzani’s Party HQ
3- Continued Protests against Trump’s Move
- From Boycott of US Products to Slogans against Bin Salman in Stadiums
Shargh:
1- Health Ministry: Air Pollution Causes Over $8 Billion in Damage
2- Collapse of Arab Council against Iran [Editorial]
Vatan-e Emrooz:
1- Emergency Condition of Air Goes on in Tehran, Urmia, Tabriz, Isfahan, Other Cities
- Only Schools Shut Down in Severe Air Pollution
