Mard-i Imruz

Mard-i Imruz was established by Mohammad Masud who was the license holder,[1] and the first issue appeared on 20 August 1942.[2] The paper was headquartered in Tehran.[2] It was subject to frequent bans due to its critical approach towards the Iranian government and its tendency to make blackmail to the rich.[1][3] One of the contributors was Hossein Fatemi, future foreign minister.[4] Political cartoons were regularly used in the paper to express its opposition to the authorities.[5]

In 1943 Mard-i Imruz was made the official organ of the Paikar Party and involved in the establishment of the Independent Front in 1944.[1] Next year in October the license of the paper was revoked which was renewed in April 1946.[1] Then the paper stopped its attacks against the authorities until March 1947 when the harsh criticisms of the paper appeared again.[1] Then Masud was arrested, and Mard-i Imruz was closed down for two weeks.[1] In October 1947 Masud publicly argued in the paper that Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam should be murdered due to the oil concession deal with the Soviet Union.[1] The paper ceased publication on 14 February 1948[2] the day after the assassination of Mohammad Masud.[5]

Hossein Fatemi launched his daily newspaper, Bakhtar-e Emruz, to succeed Mard-i Imruz.[4]