90 items from state outlets and 139 from reformist and diaspora outlets in the 24 hours to midnight Tehran time. 5 topics ran on both sides: the state's words under Tehran Says, the same day's prices, official lists and non-state voices under Iran Shows.
Dollar, free market
2,683,000 rial
+0.15% on the dayOct. 4, 2026tgju.org
Tether (USDT)
2,684,910 rial
+0.78% on the dayOct. 4, 2026tgju.org
Emami gold coin
2,710,750,000 rial
+0.45% on the dayOct. 4, 2026tgju.org
TEDPIX, Tehran Stock Exchange
7,783,177
-0.32% on the dayOct. 4, 2026tgju.org
Strait of Hormuz transits
4 ships
Oct. 4, 2026IMF PortWatch
Verbatim, from state and state-aligned outlets
Markets, official lists and voices outside the state, same day
Tehran Says
State and state-aligned outlets
IRNA, in its own words
The president, by decree, appointed Hamid Bord as acting oil minister.
رئیس جمهوری در حکمی حمید بورد را به عنوان سرپرست وزارت نفت منصوب کرد.
IRNA, «رئیس جمهوری در حکمی حمید بورد را به عنوان سرپرست وزارت نفت منصوب کرد», October 4, 2026, 21:13 Tehran time, irna.ir.
Iran Shows
Persian-language outlets abroad
Radio Farda, in its own words
Iran's oil minister resigned after it was revealed that crude oil loading had completely stopped.
وزیر نفت ایران در پی افشا شدن توقف کامل بارگیری نفت خام کناره‌گیری کرد.
Radio Farda, «وزیر نفت ایران در پی افشا شدن توقف کامل بارگیری نفت خام کناره‌گیری کرد», October 4, 2026, 21:05 Tehran time, radiofarda.com.
Market figure
Brent crude
130.80 dollars a barrel
+7.88% on the dayLatest available: September 15, 2026. No newer value on file for October 4, 2026.
U.S. EIA, Brent crude, September 15, 2026, eia.gov.
Shown: one item per side, chosen from 8 on this topic that day (6 state, 2 non-state). All of them are on the researcher pages.
Tehran Says
State and state-aligned outlets
Araghchi عراقچی, as quoted by Mizan
Araghchi: In New York Iran presented a plan to settle the war/ We will give a serious response to any actions by enemies.
عراقچی: ایران در نیویورک برای حلوفصل جنگ طرحی ارائه کرد/ به هرگونه اقدام دشمنان پاسخی جدی خواهیم داد.
Mizan, «عراقچی: ایران در نیویورک برای حلوفصل جنگ طرحی ارائه کرد/ به هرگونه اقدام دشمنان پاسخی جدی خواهیم داد», October 4, 2026, 10:11 Tehran time, mizanonline.ir.
Iran Shows
Reformist dailies inside Iran
Al Jazeera الجزیره, as quoted by Entekhab
Al Jazeera: Qatar has put forward a set of proposals to bring Iran and the United States closer together/ Tehran is reviewing these proposals in the Supreme National Security Council/ The atmosphere of the talks is assessed as "relatively positive"/ Attention is now turned to next week; where diplomatic activity is expected to intensify.
الجزیره: قطر مجموعه‌ای از پیشنهاد‌ها را برای نزدیک کردن مواضع ایران و آمریکا مطرح کرده/ تهران در حال بررسی این پیشنهاد‌ها در شورای عالی امنیت ملی است/ فضای مذاکرات «نسبتاً مثبت» ارزیابی می‌شود/ اکنون نگاه‌ها به هفته آینده دوخته شده؛ جایی که انتظار می‌رود تحرکات دیپلماتیک تشدید شود.
Entekhab, «الجزیره: قطر مجموعه‌ای از پیشنهاد‌ها را برای نزدیک کردن مواضع ایران و آمریکا مطرح کرده/ تهران در حال بررسی این پیشنهاد‌ها در شورای عالی امنی…», October 4, 2026, 08:44 Tehran time, entekhab.ir.
Market figure
Strait of Hormuz transits
4 ships
0 of them tankers, both directions combinedDay of October 4, 2026
IMF PortWatch, Strait of Hormuz transits, October 4, 2026, portwatch.imf.org.
Shown: one item per side, chosen from 6 on this topic that day (2 state, 4 non-state). All of them are on the researcher pages.
Tehran Says
State and state-aligned outlets
Mizan, in its own words
The start of offering $10,000 in foreign currency at Bank Melli branches
آغاز عرضه ارز ۱۰ هزار دلاری در شعب بانک ملی.
Mizan, «آغاز عرضه ارز ۱۰ هزار دلاری در شعب بانک ملی», October 4, 2026, 11:08 Tehran time, mizanonline.ir.
Iran Shows
Reformist dailies inside Iran
ILNA, in its own words
Sale of $10,000 to each national ID card; "Amadi janam be ghorbanat, vali hala chera?"/ When the dollar was 180,000 tomans they should have sold currency, not now.
فروش ۱۰ هزار دلار به هر کارت ملی؛ آمدی جانم به قربانت، ولی حالا چرا؟/ وقتی دلار ۱۸۰ هزار تومان بود باید ارز می‌فروختند نه الان.
ILNA, «فروش ۱۰ هزار دلار به هر کارت ملی؛ آمدی جانم به قربانت، ولی حالا چرا؟/ وقتی دلار ۱۸۰ هزار تومان بود باید ارز می‌فروختند نه الان», October 4, 2026, 10:56 Tehran time, ilna.ir.
Market figure
Dollar, free market
2,683,000 rial
+0.15% on the dayClose for October 4, 2026
tgju.org, Dollar, free market, October 4, 2026, tgju.org.
Shown: one item per side, chosen from 4 on this topic that day (2 state, 2 non-state). All of them are on the researcher pages.
Tehran Says
State and state-aligned outlets
Mizan, in its own words
One of the most important resolutions from the head of the judiciary's trip to Alborz province was implemented/ The demolition of Rajai Shahr prison concluded in the presence of reporters.
یکی از مهم‌ترین مصوبات سفر رئیس قوه قضاییه به استان البرز اجرایی شد/ پایان عملیات تخریب زندان رجایی‌شهر در حضور خبرنگاران.
Mizan, «یکی از مهم‌ترین مصوبات سفر رئیس قوه قضاییه به استان البرز اجرایی شد/ پایان عملیات تخریب زندان رجایی‌شهر در حضور خبرنگاران», October 4, 2026, 10:47 Tehran time, mizanonline.ir.
Iran Shows
Persian-language outlets abroad
Iran International, in its own words
Gohardasht prison will be demolished despite warnings about the erasure of evidence of the prisoners' massacre.
زندان گوهردشت با وجود هشدارها درباره محو شواهد کشتار زندانیان تخریب می‌شود.
Iran International, «زندان گوهردشت با وجود هشدارها درباره محو شواهد کشتار زندانیان تخریب می‌شود», October 4, 2026, 04:37 Tehran time, iranintl.com.
Shown: one item per side, chosen from 4 on this topic that day (3 state, 1 non-state). All of them are on the researcher pages.
Tehran Says
State and state-aligned outlets
ISNA, in its own words
With the Shaam resolution, the way parliamentary public sessions are held will change from next week.
با مصوبه شعام، نحوه برگزاری جلسات علنی مجلس از هفته آینده تغییر می‌کند.
ISNA, «با مصوبه شعام، نحوه برگزاری جلسات علنی مجلس از هفته آینده تغییر می‌کند», October 4, 2026, 11:06 Tehran time, isna.ir.
Iran Shows
Reformist dailies inside Iran
Entekhab, in its own words
Photos: session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
تصاویر: جلسه مجلس شورای اسلامی
Entekhab, «تصاویر: جلسه مجلس شورای اسلامی», October 4, 2026, 23:58 Tehran time, entekhab.ir.
Shown: one item per side, chosen from 3 on this topic that day (1 state, 2 non-state). All of them are on the researcher pages.
Sanctions and courts, October 4, 2026: no new U.S. Treasury Iran designations and no new U.S. federal court filings naming Iran.
Items: everything MEF's Persian press monitor captured from 14 outlets between October 4, 2026 00:00 and 24:00 Tehran time (90 state, 139 non-state). Pairs: topics ranked by how many items they drew across both sides; the top topics with a state item and a non-state item or figure appear. Translation: one model translates, a second translates back into Persian, a third compares; only close matches appear. Items for this edition were captured by the monitor on October 17, 2026. Page built October 20, 2026. Full method.
Cite as: Middle East Forum, "Two Irans, October 4, 2026," https://iran.meforum.org/two-irans/2026-10-04/.