Iran Media in English




Iran Reference: This page contains extensive links (Mostly in English) to background information about Iran for those who are interested to travel or do business in Iran.

The major news sources inside Iran are IRNA and Tehran Times. IRNA has been a very reliable source for official news about Iran. It sometimes just ignores major news developments. Tehran Times is a well-connected conservative publication and prints stories that other newspapers would not dare to cover. It relies on IRNA for a bulk of its stories. It features daily political commentaries. They have been right on the money many times.

The other media sources in Iran rely on major newswires such as AFP for their top stories. Outside sources such as IranMania also rely on the newswires for most of their news. They aggregate the news from different sources and provide links to top stories.
Thus, the news at these sites are very similar since it's difficult to obtain original content from Iran. A number of sites post newspaper clippings in Persian or translate articles from Iranian papers.
Most Iranian sites like this one have subscribed to the Moreover newsfeed or an RSS newsfeed.

The Guardian Unlimited has published the most objective and revealing stories about Iran in recent years. It is my favorite source of original and unbiased articles about Iran and the Middle East.


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Cultural Heritage News Agency (CHN)-Covers culture and cultural heritage news.
Daneshjoo Org -A good source for original news about Iran. Iranian media abroad often mention stories by Danehjoo Org.
Echo of Iran-Oldest English news bulletin in Iran.
Iran Times-Online edition of weekly newspaper published in the US.
Iran Weekly Press Digest (Iran)-Provides a complete account of political, social, and economic developments of Iran.
IRIB News-Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.
IRNA-The official news agency of Iran.
IranMania (UK)-This site features AFP articles and links to top stories and some original content.
Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) Reports-Posts political, economic and social reports mainly from Tehran Times.
The Iranian-Aggregates the news from various sources. Includes letters to the editor and OpEds.
ISNA (English/Persian)-Iranian Students News Agency
Mehr News (Iran)-Provides domestic and international news.
Payvand News of Iran-Links to top stories from different sources. Includes reader-contributed articles.
Press TV-Iran-based news network.
Tehran Bureau-Aggregation of news from a variety of sources.
Abyz News Links: Iran

Daily Papers
Ettela'at-International edition of Iran daily paper published in New York.
Ettela'at Page 8 - PDF (English)
Iran Daily-Features AFP articles and images in PDF Format (Published by IRNA).
Iran News Daily -English daily newspaper published in Tehran.
Keyhan International-English edition of popular Tehran daily.
Mellat Electronic Newspaper (English/Persian)-Provides comprehensive news and information on the activities of the legislature. Includes current affairs and economic news.
Tehran Times-Online edition of Tehran's daily newspaper. Features the latest news about Iran, Middle East and the World.
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World Media Coverage
1stHeadlines-Aggregates the news from various sources.
BBC Middle East-Comprehensive coverage of Middle East news from the British Broadcasting Corporation. News sources include AP, AFP, BBC News, BBC World Service and Reuters. Beware of the 'pro-Arab bias'.
Channel 4 (UK)
CNN: Iran-Features news stories and videos
CNN Middle East-Comprehensive coverage and audio/video stories.
Economist Articles: Iran-Features an execllent selection of political and economic articles about Iran.
Financial Times: Iran In depth
Financial Times: Middle East & Africa-Posts breaking news and political analysis.
The Guardian Special Report: Iran-Posts a diverse selection of recent articles, comment and analysis, audio stories and much more.
The Independent (Middle East)-Features the latest headlines and articles by Robert Fisk.
IRIN News.org-IRIN is Part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Le Monde Diplomatique: Iran-A subscription may be required to view some of the articles.
The Middle East Media Research Institute-Features recent political articles on Iran.
MSNBC Middle East Provides up-to-date coverage of Middle East news.
Moreover-Aggregates the news from various online sources.
USINFO: MENA-Reports about the US policies in the Middle East and North Africa.
NewsNow-Provides news links to Iran related stories from Tehran Times and online sources.
News Trove-Aggregates the news from online news sources.
NPR: The Middle East Conflict-Features Audio and transcripts of NPR's coverage of the Mideast.
NY Times (Middle East)-Comprehensive coverage of Middle East issues. (Registration Required)
NY Times: Iran News-Posts recent articles and book reviews.
One World-Aggregates the news from various online sources.
Online NewsHour: Middle East-Comprehensive coverage coverage of the Middle East. Watch and listen to recorded programs on this site.
Online NewsHour: Governing Iran-Features recent political articles and analysis. Includes information on government structure, leadership and the modern history of Iran.
RFE/RL Features on Iran
RFERL Iran Report-A review of major news developments by Radio Free Europe's news team.
Salon.com Directory | Iran -Provides a complete listing of Salon articles on Iran.
The Scotsman-Features political articles and opinion.
Stratfor (Strategic Forecasting)-Features news, information, strategic analyses and country reports. This site is mainly targeted at multinational corporations. Access to the full reports is by subscription.
Telegraph-Features headline news and opinion.
Time Europe-A rich selection of political and cultural articles as well as exclusive in-depth interviews.
Washington Post (Iran)-Features AP headlines and Washington Post articles.
Washington Times (Iran)-Features political articles and opinion.
Yahoo Full Coverage-A diverse selection of news headlines, magazine articles and audio/video stories.
Yahoo news-Features AP and Reuters headlines.
Yahoo News Archives
Yahoo Photos-Features the latest news photos from AP and Reuters.
ZNet Iran Watch-Features a collection of political articles, essays and opinions on Iran.

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Google News
IHT
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Le Monde Diplomatique English
MSN UK
NPR
NY Times
Reuters
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Radio & TV Broadcasts
IRIB World Service Index
IRIB English (World Service)
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Sports Media in Iran
Iran Sports Net-This site has some English content and is the best source of sports news in HTML format.
IRNA Sports-Features the latest sports headlines.
IRIB Sports English-Features news and images of Iranian sports.

Iranian Sports Sites
ISP-This site covers the Iranian national sports.
Mehr News Sports-From Iran's leading News Agency.
Press TV Sports-Comprehensive coverage of Iranian sports with exclusive images and interviews from Iran.
Persian Football-Daily news about Iranian national football team and Iranian professional league.
Iran Kicks-Covers the national football team and IPL.
Team Melli-This page focuses on the Iranian national football team and has gathered the most comprehensive information on the national football team.

Business & Financial News
Iran Business & Economy-Comprehensive listing of resources, news, industries, business directories and associations.
Financial Times: Middle East & Africa
IRNA Economy (English)-The official news agency of Iran is a very reliable source of information about official economic news in Iran.
Mehr News: Economic-Coverage of financial, business and economic news. Includes oil and gas updates.
Press TV
Daily Market Summary (Tehran Stock Exchange)
MEED: Iran News-The Middle East Business weekly covers the economic news for all of the MENA countries. Access to the full articles is by subscription.
Yahoo Asia Search Results

Oil and Gas News
Alexander's Gas and Oil Middle East News-Articles are updated twice a month.
CNN Commodities (Oil Prices)
The Energy Intelligence Group-Features news, data, and analysis on the energy industry.
NIOC News
Oil & Gas Journal-Provides up to date news of the Oil & Gas industry.
Oil Review Middle East-Published five times a year covers the GCC states and Iran to North Africa and the Caspian. (PDF)
Schlumberger-Provides oilfield services and IT consulting.
SHANA-Petroenergy Information Network.
World Oil Magazine-Covers oil and gas exploration, drilling and production news.
WRTG Economics (Oil News)-provides data, analysis, planning and forecast services primarily for the energy and petrochemical industries.
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-Oil and Gas-Provides the latest energy news from major wires.


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