The column ‘Persian Press Review’ features the headlines and leading articles carried by Farsi dailies. We are going to keep you informed on the latest top stories covered by the Iranian newspapers.

Tuesday’s headlines:
Aftbab-e Yazd: Time of payment and amount of cash subsidies not specified yet, says vice president for parliamentary affairs
Etelaat: 5+1 Group starts new round of conferring (over Iran’s nuclear case)
Etemad: Eventually annual congress of Mardomsalari Party (Democratic Party) held with presence of political activists
Keyhan: Keyhan’s news report about the first congress of reformists after (presidential) election: The alley was dead end and seditionists made a rear gear (retreated)
Bahar: Press director general summoned to court
Tose’a: Law should be equally applied for all people, says (principlist MP) Ahmad Tavakoli
Tehran-e Emrooz: Aftershocks of the plane incident (after an Iranian plane caught fire while landing, aviation officials were summoned to the Majlis to account for the incident who tussled with each other in the presence of lawmakers)
Jomhuri-e Eslami: Anti-Zionist sentiments at highest level since the Second World War
Khorsan: President issues order for revision of income brackets (for implementation of subsidy reform plan)
Resalat: Karroubi, Mousavi are “leaders of sedition” and guilty, says Mohammad-Reza Bahonar (senior principlist MP)
Hamshahri: Public discontent at shortage of cash and traveler’s checks at banks
Leading articles:
‘Keyhan’ in its editorial has criticized the street protests staged by the opponents of the administration. What is the need for holding elections and pursuing legal political mechanisms, if some people want to express their objections through pouring into streets? What happens if all people want to express their views in every way they see fit? The privileged group will never succeed to establish the wrong precedent of street protests under the cover of people’s legal right to stage protesting rallies.
‘Jomhuri-e Eslami’ editorial headlined “All People Have a Heavy Responsibility” has analyzed a recent article published in The Wall Street Journal in which two former U.S. executive officials who are now recognized as leading theoreticians have claimed that Iran poses the biggest threat to the international stability and the U.S. security. These theoreticians have admitted that military actions against Iran or attempts to make a compromise with Iran will yield no result. They have commented that the best policy to deal with the Iranian government is making efforts to bring to power those who have a more positive attitude towards the United States. These political experts have made no distinction between protesters, dissidents, and anti-establishment rioters. The purpose behind such a stance is clear (they have counted on all of these groups to topple the establishment). The writer says Iranian officials or decision-makers should try not to fall into this trap or treat all of these groups (dissidents, protesters …) similarly. Officials, who don’t distinguish between these groups, unwittingly are facilitating the implementation of the American theoreticians’ subversive plot.
‘Donya-e Eqtesad’ in an article titled ‘A Warning for Iran’s Economy’ have voiced concern over the economy in the next year (March 2010 - March 2011). Financial international bodies have issued reports, signaling a remarkable turnaround in the world economy. At the same time, the forecasts envisage a decline in economic growth in Iran. These facts reveal that the country’s economy is experiencing a downward trend in comparison to the rallying world economy, dimming hopes to realize the objectives set in the Outlook Plan (2005-25) and development plans.
‘Etemad’ in an article has accused the officials tasked with holding the 28th International Fajr Film Festival of mishandling the affairs. First, the secretary of the festival (Mehdi Massudshahi) at a press conference announced that the jury members will be introduced at the closing ceremony. Then, after half an hour, the director of the public relations said that the jurors will be identified at the opening ceremony. Some officials even didn’t know which film would be screened or not. The Fajr Film Festival is a national asset which should be preserved considerately. Considering such chaotic situation, what is expected from the country’s cinema industry? Where is the country’s cinema heading for?