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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Iran Chap Organisation |
| Editor | Mohmoud Doai |
| Staff writers | Abbas Masoudi |
| Founded | 10 July 1926 |
| Headquarters | Tehran Iran |
| Official website | htpp://www.ettelaat.com |
Ettela'at is the oldest Iranian newspaper.
On January 6, 1978 a slanderous article appeared in Ettela'at suggesting Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was a homosexual and a serving British agent. [1] The next day, clerics in Qom protested and the police demanded they disperse. [1] When they refused, police opened fire and at least twenty people were killed. Iranian media displayed outraged mounting tensions leading up to the 1979 Iranian Revolution. [1]