The editors of the newspapers "Salam", "Khordad", "Sobh-i Imruz", "Hamshahri", "Akhbar", "Iran", "Etelaat", "Iran News", "Zan", "Arya", and "Kar va Kargar" signed a letter condemning the attack on Hadi Khamenei. The Ministry of Islamic Guidance and Culture and the "Society of Lecturers and Researchers at Qom's Theological Seminary" also condemned the attack. The Special Court for the Clergy, a tribunal appointed by the Supreme Leader, accused "Hayat-e-No" of "press offenses." The newspaper was accused of insulting Imam Khomeini in a cartoon. In parliament, Hadi Khamenei said that he would have rather died than be accused of insulting the imam. The Special Court for Clergy temporarily banned "Hayat-e No" in January 2000. According to "the Guardian", "Hayat-e No" is a reliable paper. "Financial Times" stated that "Hayat-e No" was a pro-reform daily. The paper was banned in December 2009 by the Press Supervisory Board “for working outside the regulations.”