Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | عبدی مدیا

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 8, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 12, 1999

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 11, 1999

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 10, 1999

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 9, 1999

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 7, 2003

The Combatant Clergy Association discussed the parliamentary elections at its meeting. Some believe that it would be better for the Combatant Clergy not to openly participate in presenting a list, while others believe the opposite. / The failure to approve the proposed European Union constitution at the Italian summit has left them confused.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 6, 2003

Dr. Salehi, Iran’s representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that negotiations with the IAEA delegation are progressing well and criticized the lack of coordination among the relevant bodies. / At Mr. Khamenei’s office, there was a meeting of the heads of the three branches of government. He advised them on coordination and solidarity among the leaders, avoiding expressing differences in public, and preventing tensions during the elections in the face of external threats.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 5, 2003

Mr. Alizadeh, head of the Tehran judiciary, criticized the performance of Mr. Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran prosecutor, and Mr. Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, head of the judiciary; particularly regarding the cases of Zahra Kazemi and Mohsen Sazegara. He said that Sazegara would be released / A report has been published in the American media that Hossein Khomeini met with Reza Pahlavi and encouraged him to fight, and said that the people of Iran consider him an alternative to the regime...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 4, 2003

In the session of the Expediency Council, the twenty-year vision of the country was discussed. Its generalities were approved. Previously, in the constructive government, the "Great Islamic Civilization for Iran " plan was supposed to be approved, but the reform government kept it silent, and now its incomplete form is being discussed...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 3, 2003

David Kay, the head of the American inspectors, presented his preliminary report to the U.S. Congress after three months of work in Iraq with 1,400 personnel; a report that has poured cold water on the White House, as it says that so far no weapons of mass destruction have been found.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 8, 1999

Mr. [Seyed Mehdi Mir] Abutalebi, our ambassador to Turkmenistan, came. He was concerned that relations between the two countries had cooled and asked me to accept Mr. [Saparmurat] Niyazov’s invitation and travel to Turkmenistan in order to ease the tensions in relations.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 7, 1999

On the issue of Kosovo, there appears to be some progress. At the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Germany, attended by the Russian foreign minister, they agreed that Kosovo’s autonomy should be taken seriously, that armed forces under the management of the United Nations should maintain peace and security for the people, and that the refugees should return.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 6, 1999

I studied at home until eleven in the morning. I went to the Koushk office and spent the time until five o’clock attending to affairs and reading bulletins and newspapers.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 5, 1999

Mr. [Seyed Mohammad] Jahromi, [Deputy for Executive Affairs and Elections of the Guardian Council], came. He gave a report on the results of the municipal council elections and said that, given the right-wing faction’s share, the expectation is that this faction will not have a significant share in the parliamentary elections.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 4, 1999

With the release of three prisoners of war, Milošević’s request for a meeting with [Bill] Clinton, [President of the United States], and increased activity by [Viktor] Chernomyrdin, [Russia’s special envoy], the possibility of an end to the war in the Balkans has increased.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 3, 1999

[Mr. Mohammad-Jalal Firouz Nia], Iran’s ambassador to Bahrain, came to report on the situation in Bahrain and bilateral relations, in connection with his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 2, 1999

Mr. [Mohammad Reza] Rahimi, the former governor of Kurdistan, came. He reported that the High Supervisory Board had filed a complaint against the Ministry of Interior because the Ministry had not accepted its position regarding the Tehran City Council. He also spoke about the situation of a large number of former managers who were wandering without positions and were left in a state of uncertainty.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 2, 2003

I was working at the Koushk office. At night, Faizeh came to the house and gave an explanation about their seminar. Despite my opposition, she said that she had been accepted at the University of [Birmingham] in England. Mr. [Mohammad] Ali-Akbari came to continue providing energy. I have not reached any conclusion from the previous meeting; he insists on [going] with me for

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 1, 2003

At the Leader’s Office, there was a consultative meeting on nuclear issues. He agreed that, under certain conditions, the protocol could be signed and effectively implemented, but he opposed suspending enrichment activities, which is what the International Atomic Energy Agency and Europe, the United States, and Russia are seeking. Messrs. Rouhani, Kharrazi, and Khatami called for a temporary suspension. Dr. Rouhani was proposed to travel to Europe for negotiations, but my view is that someone should come from there and negotiations should be held in Iran.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 1, 1999

The Expediency Discernment Council [of the System] was in session until noon, and we completed the review of the general policies of the Third Development Plan.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 30, 1999

The morning and afternoon were spent studying. At noon, I went to attend the Friday prayers. In the first sermon, I analyzed the factors behind and the consequences of Ashura, and in the second sermon, as usual, I spoke about the week’s events and occasions.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 30, 2003

In a meeting with the Leader; decision on the Additional Protocol and preparedness for possible problems / Syria’s First Vice President is concerned about Iraq becoming federal and the constitution being drafted based on the current situation, and is dissatisfied that Arab countries have not opposed the Governing Council

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 29, 2003

Karbasschi’s collaboration with the Great Islamic Encyclopedia and threats from unidentified individuals/ The United States called for negotiations with Iran, Europe asked Iran to accept the Additional Protocol and halt enrichment

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 28, 2003

Mohsen, the chairman of the board and CEO of the Metro Company, came and said that he had decided to resign from managing the Tehran Metro because he disagreed with the monorail plans of Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the new mayor.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 27, 2003

Hossein Khomeini, the son of Aqa Mostafa who has gone to America, spoke against Iran at a meeting held by hardline conservatives and said that religious rule should not continue and that if the solution is limited to U.S. intervention, the Iranian people will accept it!

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 26, 2003

The United Nations announced that it is withdrawing its non-Iraqi personnel from Iraq due to the lack of security, which has angered the United States / The arrest of two members of the Guantanamo prison guard force in the United States has caused a stir / In Japan, two powerful earthquakes occurred within an hour, with a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale ...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 25, 2003

Mr. Khatami came to my office in Koushk. We also agreed regarding the nuclear issues that we should pursue the proposal of the three countries, Britain, France, and Germany. I advised him not to think about stepping down and to continue his work...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 24, 2003

Chirac also asked Iran to make its nuclear issues transparent by signing the Additional Protocol, and acknowledged that the peaceful use of nuclear technology is Iran's right. At the same time, Mr. [Ali Akbar] Salehi, Iran's representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, announced that Iran was reducing its cooperation with the Agency to the level required by the NPT.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 23, 2003

Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, in his opening speech condemned America's unilateralism on the global stage and the use of force without UN authorization, and described Iran as a victim of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Bush defended the occupation of Iraq and said that it would not be possible to hand over the administration of Iraq to the Iraqi people so soon, and accused Iran of trying to build nuclear weapons....

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 22, 2003

Ayatollah Montazeri called for restoring relations with the United States/ Attacks on American forces in Baghdad, Samarra, and Baqubah, and demonstrations against the British in Basra/ The Taliban claimed to have captured four cities in Afghanistan

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 21, 2003

Some Western newspapers have written that Saddam, through intermediaries, has entered into negotiations with the Americans to surrender, go into exile in Belarus, and provide information about weapons of mass destruction.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 20, 2003

Mr. Aghazadeh gave the report on the negotiations with ElBaradei as well as the Agency's new proposal. He has asked for an explanation regarding the origin of the enrichment machines [= centrifuges], the people who manufactured them, and the conversion into metallic uranium. I said that he should respond that cooperation would be provided within the framework of the NPT, and also pursue cooperation with the three countries, Germany, France, and Britain, based on their proposal with modifications.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 19, 2003

At the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, another fiasco occurred, and under U.S. pressure, the Arab countries withdrew the resolution they had submitted to compel Israel to join the NPT, and instead, a watered-down statement was issued/ Edward Kennedy, the brother of a former U.S. president and the senator from Massachusetts, launched a sharp attack on Bush's warmongering policy and said that he had damaged America's reputation and undermined its credibility.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 18, 2003

In Iraq, in several operations, a number of the occupiers have been killed and wounded, and once again the Kirkuk-to-Ceyhan oil pipeline has been blown up, and there are reports that Saddam is seriously ill...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 29, 1999

Until eleven in the morning, I studied the history of early Islam, the Umayyads, and the Marwanids in preparation for tomorrow’s Friday sermon. I went to the Koushk Office.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 28, 1999

Before noon, the Expediency Council held a meeting, and several important provisions were approved. In the afternoon, Messrs. Hossein Marashi and Ali Hashemi came.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 27, 1999

NATO members decided to take steps to expand the sanctions against Yugoslavia and to prevent fuel supplies, air traffic, trade, and other forms of commerce from reaching Serbia’s neighboring countries, while assuring them that they would support them in the event of a Yugoslav attack.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 17, 2003

George Bush has ordered the drafting of a plan for economic sanctions against Iran / We went to inspect the under-construction Bafq-Mashhad railway—which had been started during the Reconstruction era. We visited a station and the 2,400-meter tunnel in the Khomari Heights, near Torbat Heydarieh. The project is scheduled to become operational by the end of next year.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 26, 1999

[Today is Tasu'a.] I stayed at home. Lunch was brought from the charitable offerings made for Muharram. I had brought a large number of bulletins from the office and read them.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 25, 1999

Before noon, I attended to my work and took part in the mourning ceremony held by the staff. A group of mourners from the Presidential Office came and held a mourning ceremony.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 24, 1999

I was at home. I spent my time exercising, walking in the yard, and studying.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 23, 1999

I stayed at home. I spent my time exercising, walking in the yard, and studying.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 22, 1999

We went to the Koushk Office at eleven in the morning. I read the newspapers and bulletins. Among domestic issues, the extensive coverage of the impeachment of Mr. [Ataollah] Mohajerani, [Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance], and the severe attacks by members of Parliament on the President’s performance in their pre-agenda speeches were significant.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 21, 1999

The Expediency Council held a meeting. We approved several more provisions of the general policies of the Third Development Plan.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 16, 2003

Today, with the attack on the railway line in Iraq during the passage of a train carrying American military personnel, a new chapter in the struggle against the occupiers began, and multiple operations were carried out against them. In the UN Security Council, the United States intervened to veto the Arab-proposed resolution on preventing the expulsion of Yasser Arafat, the President of the Palestinian Authority.