''Resalat'' () is a
Persian-language conservative
daily newspaper
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in
Tehran
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, Iran. It is a pro-
Khamenei
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and pro-
Ahmadinejad
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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
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of the daily which has a conservative stance.
[ Amir Mohebbian 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
() refers to the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Sunni Islam, the term has also been extended to all descendants of the Banu Hashim (Muhammad's clan) and even to all Muslims. In Shia Islam, the term is limited to Muhammad, his daugh ...
(Shia
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) school of thought in order to establish the God's will and governance of Fiqh
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and Vilayat-e Faqih." It is close to the Islamic Coalition Party
The Islamic Coalition Party (ICP; ) is a conservative liberal political party in Iran.
The ICP is the pivotal organization within Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader and is considered a lay ally of the influential Combata ...
.[
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 183 ...
* Mass media in Iran
References
External links
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1986 establishments in Iran
Newspapers published in Tehran
Persian-language newspapers
Newspapers established in 1986
Daily newspapers published in Iran