Hossein Shariatmadari
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Hossein Shariatmadari | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) Damavand, Tehran Province, Iran |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Political party | Association of Muslim Journalists[1] |
| Military career | |
Branch | Revolutionary Guards[2] |
Hossein Shariatmadari (Persian: حسین شريعتمداری) is the managing editor of Kayhan, a conservative (principlist) and hard-line Iranian newspaper.
Career
A strong supporter of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he has been described as being "a close confidant of Iran's supreme leader" Ali Khamenei, and as having "links" to Iran's intelligence services.[3]
On 17 April 2012 Shariatmadari published an editorial in which he stressed Iran's right to enrich uranium to 99%.[4]
Controversies
After the controversial 2009 election and weeks of protest, Shariatmadari wrote an editorial in Kayhan alleging that defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi was trying to "escape punishment for murdering innocent people, holding riots, cooperating with foreigners and acting as America's fifth column inside the country" and called for Mousavi and former reformist President Mohammad Khatami to be tried in court for "horrible crimes and treason."[5]
In 2020, Shariatmadari said that the Holocaust "was falsely claimed by Zionist and Western governments" and that the real Holocaust was of Christians in Najran by Yemenite Jews in 524 CE. The article, shared by the semi-official Fars News Agency, was condemned as an antisemitic promotion of Holocaust denial.[6][7]
In April 2026, Shariatmadari opposed the 2026 Iran war ceasefire, saying that the US cannot be trusted, and argued that any ceasefire would be used by the US to prepare for the next round of attacks.[8]
In September 2026, he suggested that Iran should damage or sever the undersea cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz that provide internet connection to Arabia.[9]
References
- ↑ "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D Green; Brian Nichiporuk; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell (31 December 2008). The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Rand Corporation. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-8330-4680-2. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ Worth, Robert F. (June 21, 2009). "Up in Arms, A Struggle for the Legacy of the Iranian Revolution". New York Times.
- ↑ "ARRICCHIRE URANIO AL 99% UN DIRITTO DELL'IRAN?". nopasdaran2.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ↑ Hardliner calls opposition leader US agent. Associated Press, July 4, 2009 accessed 7-July-2009
- ↑ i24NEWS. "Pushing Holocaust Denial, Iranian Media Claims Jews Perpetrated Genocide In Yemen". I24news. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Iran media pushes Holocaust denial: Jews perpetrated mass murder in Yemen". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "Hardline Kayhan editor says US cannot be trusted, calls truce 'gift to enemy'". Iran International. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
- ↑ "Iran should cut Persian Gulf internet cables, hardline newspaper says". Iran International. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
External links
Media related to Hossein Shariatmadari at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Hossein Shariatmadari at Wikiquote
- 1948 births
- Association of Muslim Journalists politicians
- Conservatism in Iran
- Iranian newspaper editors
- Iranian newspaper journalists
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers
- Living people
- People from Damavand County
- Representatives of the supreme leader in the Keyhan Institute
- Iranians accused of human rights violations