[3] It is managed by Elias Hazrati, who was representative from Rasht and Tehran in the Parliament of Iran.

[4] Etemad had published more than 2000 editions before temporarily banned by the Iranian judiciary system on 1 March 2010. it published a story on the reaction to the emergence of a film showing the police attack on Tehran university in June, just three days after the Iranian presidential election, 2009.

Etemaaad, which often criticized Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's administration, was loosely affiliated with the reformists.

It had a high circulation and was widely seen as the most influential, semi-independent news source still allowed to publish.

[5] Etemad, which was in its eighth year with a relatively high circulation of more than 100,000, was one of the most influential publications in Iran, especially among intellectuals.