Kayhan
Kayhan (Persian: کيهان, English: The Cosmos) is a newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. It is considered "the most conservative Iranian newspaper." Hossein Shariatmadari is the editor-in-chief of Kayhan. According to the report of the New York Times in 2007, his official position is representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Keyhan Institute |
| Founder(s) | Abdolrahman Faramarzi Mostafa Mesbahzadeh |
| Editor | Hossein Shariatmadari |
| Founded | 27 May 1942 |
| Political alignment | Pro-Constitution, Principalist, Conservative |
| Headquarters | Ferdowsi Street, Tehran, Iran |
| OCLC number | 473890618 |
| Website | kayhan |
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| Conservatism in Iran |
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Kayhan has about 1,000 employees worldwide. There are conflicting reports about its circulation numbers: in 2006 the BBC gave it as 60,000–100,000 copies, in 2007 the New York Times gave "about 70,000", and in 2008 a New York University School of Law journal article reported it as 350,000 copies. Kayhan also publishes special foreign editions, which include the English-language Kayhan International.
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