History of newspaper publishing in Iran

The history of newspaper publishing in Iran goes back to the 19th century, under the Qajar dynasty. The first newspaper in Iran, Kâghaz-e Akhbâr, was created for the government by Mirza Saleh Shirazi in 1837. Shirazi had been sent to study in England by the crown prince Abbas Mirza in 1815. It was during his stay that Shirazi became interested in the printing press, which he imported to Iran. The Kâghaz-e Akhbâr was short-lived.