72 items from state outlets and 108 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
2,639,000 rial
+2.40% on the dayOct. 14, 2026tgju.org
Tether (USDT)
2,649,930 rial
+2.70% on the dayOct. 14, 2026tgju.org
Emami gold coin
2,670,900,000 rial
+3.60% on the dayOct. 14, 2026tgju.org
TEDPIX, Tehran Stock Exchange
8,425,725
+8.26% since Oct. 4Oct. 14, 2026tgju.org
Strait of Hormuz transits
3 ships
Oct. 14, 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
Oman: negotiations with Iran about the Strait of Hormuz have been completed.
عمان: مذاکرات با ایران درباره تنگه هرمز تکمیل شده است.
IRNA, «عمان: مذاکرات با ایران درباره تنگه هرمز تکمیل شده است», October 14, 2026, 14:02 Tehran time, irna.ir.
Iran Shows
Persian-language outlets abroad
Iran International, in its own words
Iran escalates Hormuz tanker attacks in gamble ahead of US midterms.
Iran International, Iran escalates Hormuz tanker attacks in gamble ahead of US midterms
, October 14, 2026, 06:02 Tehran time, iranintl.com.
Market figure
Strait of Hormuz transits
3 ships
0 of them tankers, both directions combinedDay of October 14, 2026
IMF PortWatch, Strait of Hormuz transits, October 14, 2026, portwatch.imf.org.
Shown: one item per side, chosen from 7 on this topic that day (1 state, 6 non-state). All of them are on the researcher pages.
Tehran Says
State and state-aligned outlets
Kayhan, in its own words
In two terrorist attacks in Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, a police officer and the commander of the county's Basij Sisters unit were martyred.
در دو حمله تروریستی در شهرستان مهرستان استان سیستان و بلوچستان، یک مأمور پلیس و فرمانده حوزه بسیج خواهران این شهرستان به شهادت رسیدند.
Kayhan, «شهادت مأمور پلیس و فرمانده حوزه بسیج خواهران مهرستان در حمله تروریستی», October 14, 2026, 21:26 Tehran time, kayhan.ir.
Iran Shows
Persian-language outlets abroad
Iran International, in its own words
Women’s Basij commander, police officer killed in southeast Iran.
Iran International, Women’s Basij commander, police officer killed in southeast Iran
, October 14, 2026, 14:24 Tehran time, iranintl.com.
Shown: one item per side, chosen from 6 on this topic that day (1 state, 5 non-state). All of them are on the researcher pages.
Tehran Says
State and state-aligned outlets
Ali-Sina Mostafavi علی‌سینا مصطفوی, as quoted by Mizan
I will raze Kerman Airport and put it at your disposal; many people will be killed inside it!
فرودگاه کرمان رو قلع و قمع می‌کنم و در اختیارت می‌گذارم؛ خیلی آدم داخلش کشته می‌شوند!
Mizan, «تروریست اعدام‌شده: رضا پهلوی ما را فریب داد», October 14, 2026, 14:45 Tehran time, mizanonline.ir.
Iran Shows
Persian-language outlets abroad
Iran International, in its own words
Iran executes mountaineer after rights groups warn of imminent hanging.
Iran International, Iran executes mountaineer after rights groups warn of imminent hanging
, October 14, 2026, 08:16 Tehran time, iranintl.com.
Shown: one item per side, chosen from 5 on this topic that day (1 state, 4 non-state). All of them are on the researcher pages.
Tehran Says
State and state-aligned outlets
Mehr, in its own words
Hemmati: The claim that Iran's economy is collapsing is a delusion.
همتی: ادعای فروپاشی اقتصاد ایران توهم است.
Mehr, «همتی: ادعای فروپاشی اقتصاد ایران توهم است», October 14, 2026, 12:23 Tehran time, mehrnews.com.
Iran Shows
Reformist dailies inside Iran
Donya-e-Eqtesad, in its own words
From the 59,000-toman dollar to the 259,000-toman dollar; the remarkable achievement of blocking crypto gateways!
از دلار ۵۹ هزار تومانی تا دلار ۲۵۹ هزار تومانی؛ دستاورد شگرف مسدودسازی درگاه‌های رمزارزی!.
Donya-e-Eqtesad, «از دلار ۵۹ هزار تومانی تا دلار ۲۵۹ هزار تومانی؛ دستاورد شگرف مسدودسازی درگاه‌های رمزارزی!», October 14, 2026, 14:00 Tehran time, donya-e-eqtesad.com.
Market figure
Dollar, free market
2,639,000 rial
+2.40% on the dayClose for October 14, 2026
tgju.org, Dollar, free market, October 14, 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
Mehr, in its own words
Details of the registration stages for the self-declaration form to increase the ration credit amount.
جزئیات مراحل ثبت نام فرم خوداظهاری افزایش رقم کالابرگ.
Mehr, «جزئیات مراحل ثبت نام فرم خوداظهاری افزایش رقم کالابرگ», October 14, 2026, 14:50 Tehran time, mehrnews.com.
Iran Shows
Reformist dailies inside Iran
ILNA, in its own words
Strange years in the self-declaration form for increasing ration coupons! + photo
سال‌های عجیب در فرم خوداظهاری افزایش کالابرگ! + عکس
ILNA, «سال‌های عجیب در فرم خوداظهاری افزایش کالابرگ! + عکس», October 14, 2026, 14:47 Tehran time, ilna.ir.
Shown: one item per side, chosen from 3 on this topic that day (2 state, 1 non-state). All of them are on the researcher pages.
Sanctions and courts, October 14, 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 14, 2026 00:00 and 24:00 Tehran time (72 state, 108 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 14, 2026," https://iran.meforum.org/two-irans/2026-10-14/.