Literature in Iran
Persian is Iran's official language and the language of the country's ethnic majority (i.e., the Persians), and Persian literature has been the country's most influential literary tradition. Apart from Iran, Persian literature was used and developed further through several medieval Persianate societies in Asia Minor, Central Asia, and South Asia, and the language is still used widely in Central Asia (Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) and Afghanistan.
Iran (newspaper)
"Iran" was launched in 1995. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) owns and publishes "Iran". Iran's affiliated website is Iran Network. IRNA also publishes "Iran Daily", an English language daily newspaper, "Alvefagh", an Arabic newspaper, "Irane varzeshi", a sport daily newspaper, and "Irane Sepid" for blind people. The newspaper supports the policies of the government and is described as a pro-government conservative daily.