87 items from state outlets and 116 from reformist and diaspora outlets in the 24 hours to midnight Tehran time. 3 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
2,626,000 rial
-0.65% on the dayOct. 12, 2026tgju.org
Tether (USDT)
2,599,320 rial
-1.41% on the dayOct. 12, 2026tgju.org
Emami gold coin
2,635,750,000 rial
-1.38% on the dayOct. 12, 2026tgju.org
Strait of Hormuz transits
3 ships
Oct. 12, 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
Mohajerani مهاجرانی, as quoted by IRNA
Mohajerani: the ration voucher credit for Mehr will increase.
مهاجرانی: اعتبار کالابرگ برای مهرماه افزایش می‌یابد.
IRNA, «مهاجرانی: اعتبار کالابرگ برای مهرماه افزایش می‌یابد», October 12, 2026, 17:15 Tehran time, irna.ir.
Iran Shows
Reformist dailies inside Iran
Donya-e-Eqtesad, in its own words
Announcement of the Plan and Budget Organization about increasing the ration coupon amount/ How is self-declaration supposed to be?
اطلاعیه سازمان برنامه و بودجه درباره افزایش رقم کالابرگ/ نحوه خوداظهاری به چه صورت است؟
Donya-e-Eqtesad, «اطلاعیه سازمان برنامه و بودجه درباره افزایش رقم کالابرگ/ نحوه خوداظهاری به چه صورت است؟», October 12, 2026, 14:10 Tehran time, donya-e-eqtesad.com.
Shown: one item per side, chosen from 9 on this topic that day (3 state, 6 non-state). All of them are on the researcher pages.
Tehran Says
State and state-aligned outlets
IRGC سپاه, as quoted by Kayhan
IRGC: the third supertanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz.
سپاه: سومین نفتکش سوپر‌تانکر در تنگه هرمز مورد اصابت قرار گرفت.
Kayhan, «سپاه: سومین نفتکش سوپر‌تانکر در تنگه هرمز مورد اصابت قرار گرفت», October 12, 2026, 21:02 Tehran time, kayhan.ir.
Iran Shows
Persian-language outlets abroad
Iran International, in its own words
Efforts to end the war with the Islamic Republic and restore normal shipping to the Strait of Hormuz remained deadlocked on Sunday, 19 Mehr.
تلاش‌ها برای پایان دادن جنگ با جمهوری اسلامی و بازگرداندن کشتیرانی عادی به تنگه هرمز، یک‌شنبه ۱۹ مهر همچنان در بن‌بست ماند.
Iran International, «بن‌بست در گفت‌وگوهای تهران و واشینگتن، تشدید حملات حوثی‌ها به عربستان سعودی», October 12, 2026, 10:00 Tehran time, iranintl.com.
Market figure
Strait of Hormuz transits
3 ships
0 of them tankers, both directions combinedDay of October 12, 2026
IMF PortWatch, Strait of Hormuz transits, October 12, 2026, portwatch.imf.org.
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
Kayhan, in its own words
Iran must impose sovereignty fees for the passage of tech giants' internet cables through the Strait of Hormuz.
ایران باید برای عبور کابل‌های اینترنتی غول‌های فناوری از تنگه هرمز، عوارض حاکمیتی وضع کند.
Kayhan, «پایان اینترنت رایگان در خلیج‌فارس؟ الزام غول‌های فناوری به پرداخت عوارض», October 12, 2026, 20:57 Tehran time, kayhan.ir.
Iran Shows
Persian-language outlets abroad
Iran International, in its own words
Statements by Hossein Shariatmadari about cutting fiber-optic cables in the Persian Gulf were met with a wave of criticism and sarcastic reactions from citizens.
اظهارات حسین شریعتمداری درباره قطع کابل‌های فیبر نوری در خلیج فارس، با موجی از انتقاد و واکنش‌های طعنه‌آمیز شهروندان روبه‌رو شد.
Iran International, «واکنش شهروندان به پیشنهاد قطع کابل فیبر نوری: سیم‌چین را بدهید دست شریعتمداری!», October 12, 2026, 15:57 Tehran time, iranintl.com.
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 12, 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 12, 2026 00:00 and 24:00 Tehran time (87 state, 116 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 12, 2026," https://iran.meforum.org/two-irans/2026-10-12/.