Resalat (newspaper)

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Resalat
Type Daily
Owner(s) Resalat Foundation
Editor Morteza Nabavi
Founded 1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Language Persian
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Website Official website

Resalat (in Persian رسالت) is a conservative daily newspaper in Iran.[1] Resalat is a pro-Khamenei and pro-Ahmadinejad newspaper.

History and profile

Resalat was first published in 1985.[2] The paper belongs to the Resalat Foundation[3] and focuses on political, cultural, social, economic and sports news.[4] Morteza Nabavi is the editor-in-chief of the daily which has a conservative stance.[2][3] Amir Mohebian served as the political editor of the paper.[5]

In its mission statement, Resalat declares that "The goal of the daily is to spread the words of God, and Ahl al-Bayt (Shia) school of thought in order to establish the God's will and governance of Fiqh and Vilayat-e Faqih."[6] It is close to the Islamic Coalition Party.[2]

The paper is based in Tehran.[7][8] Its circulation ranged between 30,000 and 50,000 copies in the mid-2000s.[2]

See also

References

  1. About us Resalat
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  6. About Resalat
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  8. Resalat Newspaper Kompass. Retrieved 22 September 2014.