''Resalat'' ( fa, رسالت, lit=The Prophecy) is a conservative daily newspaper in Iran. It is a pro-
Khamenei
Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنهای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president o ...
and pro-
Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدینژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), newspaper.
History and profile
''Resalat'' was first published in 1985.
The paper belongs to the Resalat Foundation
and focuses on political, cultural, social, economic and sports news. Morteza Nabavi is the
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of the daily which has a conservative stance.
[ ]Amir Mohebbian
Amir Mohebbian ( fa, امیر محبیان ), (born 23 June 1962 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian politician, journalist, professor of university and political analyst.
Mohebbian has ''Ph.D. in western philosophy'' and he is an Assistant Profess ...
served as the political editor of the paper.
In its mission statement, ''Resalat'' declares that "The goal of the daily is to spread the words of God, and Ahl al-Bayt
Ahl al-Bayt ( ar, أَهْل ٱلْبَيْت, ) refers to the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, but the term has also been extended in Sunni Islam to apply to all descendants of the Banu Hashim (Muhammad's clan) and even to all Muslims. ...
(Shia
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his S ...
) school of thought in order to establish the God's will and governance of Fiqh
''Fiqh'' (; ar, فقه ) is Islamic jurisprudence. Muhammad-> Companions-> Followers-> Fiqh.
The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and ...
and Vilayat-e Faqih." It is close to the Islamic Coalition Party
The Islamic Coalition Party) from 1963 to 1979 and "Islamic Coalition Society" ( fa, جمعیت مؤتلفه اسلامی, jamʿiyat-e moʾtalefe-ye eslâmi) from 1979 to 2004. (ICP; fa, حزب مؤتلفه اسلامی, ḥezb-e moʾtalefe-ye esl ...
.[
The paper is based in Tehran.Resalat Newspaper]
Kompass. Retrieved 22 September 2014. Its circulation ranged between 30,000 and 50,000 copies in the mid-2000s.[
]
See also
*List of newspapers in Iran
The first Iranian newspapers appeared in the mid-19th century during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah. More specifically, the first newspaper in Iran, Kaghaz-e Akhbar (The Newspaper), was launched for the government by Mirza Saleh Shirazi in 1837. ...
References
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1986 establishments in Iran
Newspapers published in Tehran
Persian-language newspapers
Newspapers established in 1986