Type Daily Founded October 2008 Language Persian | Format Tabloid Political alignment pro-Ahmedinejad | |
Owner(s) Social Security Organization | ||
Khorshid (The Sun in English) is a Persian daily published in Iran. The daily supported former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
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History and profile
Khorshid was established in October 2008 by Muhammad Paryab who was an aide to the former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. The paper was owned by the Social Security Organization. The daily was managed by Saeed Mortazavi.
Khorshid is a full color tabloid daily and provides news about all topics from political issues to sports and soap operas.
Political leaning
The daily advocated Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in the 2009 presidential election.
References
Khorshid (newspaper) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA