In January 2000
Gholamhossein Karbaschi, former mayor of Tehran, established
Ham Mihan after he was released from prison. The paper backed
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the
presidential elections held in 2005.{{cite book|author=Dilip Hiro|title=Neighbors, Not Friends: Iraq and Iran After the Gulf Wars In September 2013, Karbaschi petitioned the
Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to lift the ban on publication and his request was accepted. However, the publication license was not granted.{{cite news ==See also==