Hossein Shariatmadari

Hossein Shariatmadari () is the managing editor of "Kayhan", a conservative Iranian newspaper.
Career.
A strong supporter of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he has been described as being "a close confidant of Iran’s supreme leader" Ali Khamenei, and as having "links" to Iran's intelligence services.
On 17 April 2012 Shariatmadari published an editorial in which he stressed Iran's right to enrich uranium to 99%.
Controversies.
After the controversial 2009 election and weeks of protest, Shariatmadari wrote an editorial in "Kayhan "alleging that defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi was trying to "escape punishment for murdering innocent people, holding riots, cooperating with foreigners and acting as America's fifth column inside the country" and called for Mousavi and former reformist President Mohammad Khatami to be tried in court for "horrible crimes and treason."