This column features excerpts from the editorials, commentaries, and news articles of the leading Iranian newspapers.

Thursday’s headlines
KHORASAN: Two weeks after Geneva talks, U.S. imposes new sanctions against Iran
QODS: Tehran-Ankara expand relations despite Western pressure
JAHAN SANAT: Majlis asks government to specify its responsibilities in industry and agriculture sectors as subsidy reform goes into effect
TEHRAN-E EMROOZ: Judiciary and government trade accusations
HAMSHAHRI: Return of particles in air in Tehran next week as air pollution intensifies in Isfahan
SIASAT ROOZ: Ahmadinejad says a great scientific movement in Iran has started
HEMAYAT: 40 hectares of forests are destroyed daily in the north
HEMAYAT: Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi warns over the remarks of an official (on music)
JAM-E JAM: Consumption of gasoline reduces considerably
TAFAHOM: Iran’s greatest gas project goes on stream in Persian Gulf
JAVAN: Hariri court falls down 2 days after firm stance of the Supreme Leader
SHARQ: Rahimi says as far as Ahmadinejad remains as president I am vice president
HAMSHAHRI: The fare of cabs will not increase until the decision of Tehran City Council
Leading articles
KAYHAN in its editorial says calm prevails in the country after the announcement of subsidy reform plan by President Ahmadinejad. The columnist writes the foreign mass media and some domestic agents had claimed that unrest would break out in the country when the plan goes into force. But nothing happened. The plot by the enemy to create unrest after the enforcement of the plan was not realized. Instead the people cooperated with the government in implementing the plan. People understand subsidy law is the beginning of an economic revolution. Now that prices have been reformed producers should improve the qualities of their goods. The columnist says transition from a subsidy-oriented economy to one of market economy requires calmness. The writer says the subsidy reform plan is one of the greatest economic reforms since the Islamic Revolution. The enemies of the revolution have understood the importance of the plan and know that it will effectively neutralize their sanctions and threats against the country and that’s why they will not remain silent about the plan.
JAHAN SANAT in a brief analysis discusses close relationship between poverty and corruption. The columnist says the list of economically corrupt countries demonstrates that the impoverished countries are on the top of the list. On the contrary, if a country has a strong economy, the extent of poverty is lesser. The secret documents disclosed by WikiLeaks confirm this. This time, the list shows the Central Asian countries are on the top of the list. Statistics and documents prove the idea that poverty is the source of corruption. Corruption and insecurity also cause poverty. Only countries have succeeded to root out poverty, which in addition to effort to alleviate poverty, have put a serious fight against corruption on their agenda.