The column ‘Persian Press Review’ features the headlines and leading articles carried by Farsi dailies.

Tuesday’s headlines
JAM-E JAM: Smoking students risk two-term ban from university education
TEHRAN EMROOZ: Economy minister says there are options to counter sanctions
JAHAN SAN’AT: Greatest law violations in ministries of oil, interior and economy
JAVAN: Smoking is banned in universities
IRAN: Ahmadinejad opposes personal approach in enforcing virtue plan and hijab
HEMAYAT: Larijani reacts harshly to the opponents of parliamentary approval on endowment of Azad University’s properties
FARHIGHTEGAN: House loan may rise to 30 million tomans (30,000 dollars)
KEYHAN: Iraqi Shia groups reach consensus, PM will be named soon
FARHIGHTEGAN: Possible resignation of Rafsanjani from his posts would be a great weakness to the country, says a senior member of the principlist combatant cleric society
Leading articles:
TEHRAN EMROOZ in a commentary says the International Atomic Energy Agency, under Mohammed ElBaradei, tried to be rather impartial. However that low degree of impartiality has totally changed since Yukiya Amano took over as the new IAEA chief. Now it seems that the agency has degenerated into a tool of Western countries which acts against Iran. The point is that despite voluntary Tehran’s voluntary cooperation the Vienna-based agency presents unrealistic reports about Iran’s nuclear activities. The writer points to Iran’s decision in barring two IAEA inspectors, saying while each country has legal right to make such decisions the move sent a clear message to the UN agency that it should avoid being turned into a tool of Western countries. It also reminded the agency it should not only do its legal supervisory role it should also defend the rights of NPT signatories in the face of pressure by the hegemonic powers.
QODS in an editorial, written by MP Javad Jahangirzadeh, says though the U.S. through intimidation, pressure and concessions succeeded to approve a new sanctions resolution against Iran with 11 votes, a majority of analysts and political activists in different countries are reporting of major divisions among the Security Council members about the implementation of the resolution and adoption of unilateral sanctions against Tehran. This division came as Iran reacted strongly against the resolution and even the Majlis speaker threatened that any inspection of Iranian ships, allowed under the new resolution, will be followed by retaliation by Iran. Now the question is whether the United States’ allies are really willing to do adventurous moves? The writer goes on to say that all this comes as the people around the world are noticing that Iran is clearly seeking to build confidence about the peaceful nature of its nuclear program and favors diplomatic solution to the standoff.
AREMAN in a commentary entitled “Majlis Needed to Investigate Divorce Issue and Statistics by Concerned Organizations” has said that the rising divorce rate has changed from a “social issue” into a “social problem” and recently the Registry Organization has asked its different offices in parts of the country not to release information about the number of divorces and deaths under the pretext that it would unnerve the public opinion. The writer asks: Why should such an idea cross into the mind of officials (in banning the release of statistics in this regard). Instead of finding a solution to the problem why we should avoid raising the issue. The writer asks Majlis, especially its the social committee of the Majlis, to immediately study the issue.
JAHAN SAN’AT in an opinion column says if until a few days ago an official was asked about the conflict between the Ministry of Industries and Mines and the Central Back that official would have reacted angrily and the question was interpreted as a move intended to undermine the government. But it was surprising that economy minister told reporters on Monday that the reason behind the delay in announcing the economic growth rate in last year (March 2009-March 2010) is due to the difference between the Central Bank and the ministry.