The diaries of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

I delivered detailed remarks on the importance of the aerospace industry, the programs of the Reconstruction Era,    

Russia and China have also joined the protesters against America's unilateral stance on Iraq issues, and Canada has also announced

Germany and France's outspoken opposition to America's war policy in Iraq has angered the White House.

The Ministry of Interior has rejected the qualifications of a group of Freedom Movement candidates for Tehran City Council, which has caused surprise and strong criticism from them.

Opposition pressure, strikes and demonstrations against Venezuelan President [Hugo Chavez] have intensified.

After the dissolution of the Tehran City Council, today [Mr. Abdolvahid Mousavilari], Minister of Interior, [Mr. Mohammad Hassan Malekmadani]

The Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation, [Mr. Muhammad Jassim Al-Saqr, Chairman of the Foreign Policy Commission], came...

The council elections are the main topic of discussion in political circles and the media, and the right wing is not active.

We were guests of the leadership with the heads of the forces at night. In the case of Ayatollah Montazeri, it was decided to lift the siege. Regarding the request

In the evening, Dr. [Hassan] Rouhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, came. He offered to agree to the presidential candidacy.

I woke up this morning with a strange dream. In my dream, we were supposed to negotiate with the United States, leading a four-member delegation, including Dr. Rouhani.

We went to the leadership's office at nine in the morning. The heads of the three branches were also there. The leadership praised the cooperation of the heads of the three branches in fighting economic corruption.

Mr. [Ali] Karimi [Quds, Deputy Custodian of the Holy Shrine] and [Abdullah] Kopayee, [CEO of Sarakhs Special Economic Zone]

  We went to visit the Mashhad subway.  Mr. [Syedmahsen] Shushtri, the managing director, explained 

We flew to Mashhad. After being welcomed by the officials of Khorasan province and Mr. [Abbas Vaez] Tabasi

Protests against the Hayat Nou cartoon continued today. Messrs. [Hadi] Ghanemifard, Sadatian, and [Fereidoun] Golafar.

  Mr. Qassem Soleimani, [commander of IRGC Quds Force] came.  The result of his negotiations with Iraqi opponents, for decisions 

His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, and a group of ministers and their directors came. He said

Dr. [Ahmad] Qarib said, it is not right to take the heavy water reactor project next to the heavy water factory.

It was announced in Germany that the vast majority of Germans are against the war with Iraq and called the U.S. a dictator.

Foreign media have started harsh criticism of Mr. Khatami's remarks in yesterday's interview.

Last night, for the first time with the approval of Tehran Municipality and the Police Force, Chaharshanbe Suri was officially held in many parks.

Mr. Taeb came; he gave a report on the situation of the Participation Party, the Organization of Islamic Revolutionary Mojahedin, and their plans, and said

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani writes in part of his diary entry dated March 9, 2003:

Hashemi Rafsanjani writes in a part of his diary entry for December 23, 2003:

Jalal Talabani stated that if Saddam does not step down, war is inevitable, and he raised the matter of the U.S. message to Iran.

At 5:28 AM, unfortunately, a destructive earthquake devastated the city of Bam. Initially, the magnitude of the earthquake was reported to be...

[Hans] Blix, [Chief UN Weapons Inspector] and [Mohamed] ElBaradei, [Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency...

Messrs. Manteghi and Daneshi from Iran Khodro came [to visit]. We discussed the quantitative and qualitative growth of automobile production and the future plan to phase out the Paykan and introduce advanced vehicles.

That night, I was also the Leader's guest; we discussed his trip to Mashhad, the agenda for his meeting with officials next week, and Amir Abdullah's proposal.

If Hashemi were still alive, what would his diaries for 2025 and 2026 be titled?

Ali Sharifian, accompanied by an individual named [Ebrahim] Yazdanparast, a resident of Bushehr, came and said...

At night, I participated in the meeting of the heads of forces in the office of Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Khatami, [President].  Mr. Khatami and [Mehdi] Karoubi, [Speaker of the Parliament], to information developers 

  The night of Hassan Agha Khomeini came.  He invited for the anniversary ceremony of Haj Ahmed Agha.

  Ayatollah Montazeri was transferred to Kamkar Hospital [Qom] due to heart trouble the night before and is hospitalized. 

A one-day trip to Chabahar, visiting the port, and inaugurating the "Media and Economy" conference.

  Alizadeh, head of document registration and legal member of the Guardian Council said

Mehdi wanted the movie "House on the Water" which was banned;  I will see it for help to be released

Dr. Jasbi said, [the leadership] had serious criticisms in the last meeting with the members of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. 

Mr. Tabasi criticized the inappropriate handling of the reputation of prominent figures under the guise of fighting economic corruption.