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.

In most of today's Friday prayers, sharp attacks were launched against the Participation [Front], and Abbas Abdi's espionage was taken as an established fact.

My brother Mohammad said that the Kargozaran [Construction Party], in their independent list for the City Council elections, want to include Mr. Karbaschi on the list.

Kharazi, Iran's Ambassador to France, expressing concern over the state of the country's management and foreign policy.

I told Zarif, Iran's representative to the UN: We must strive to remain safe from America's mischief.

Mohsen explained about Metro Line 1 from Mirdamad to Tajrish Square. From the Leader's Office regarding the prevention...

Report of a busy one-day trip to Tabriz: Inauguration of the congress for the birth centenary of Allameh Tabataba'i, visiting the construction of the Tabriz Metro, etc.

I cautioned [Gholamreza] Aghazadeh not to rush into signing the agreement for the return of spent nuclear fuel.

Media discussions regarding Mr. Khatami's trip to Pakistan and several explosions during the days of his presence in Pakistan.

The counter-revolutionary media, and occasionally the reformists, have become confused in response to the statements made yesterday by [Abbas] Abdi and his lawyer in court.

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan expressed gratitude for my assistance to Azerbaijan during the early years of [their] independence.

Mr. Shahidi Moaddab, who has become the ambassador [of Iran] to Indonesia, came for a consultation.

Hussein Marashi said that the people of Khordad are worried about the news in Kayhan [the newspaper] that predicted the dissolution of the Participation Party.

He wanted to find out what was going on at the meeting of the heads of forces in the presence of the leadership.

The leaders of the Jewish community came. They complained about the bad language in some newspapers [about Jews] and said that they were against Zionism. They had written a letter about my recent sermon at Friday prayers about Christian Zionism, which I had replied to; they thanked me. Ali Larijani said, "There is no other way but for you to enter the scene and save the country from the crisis." I said, "Think of someone else."

 After the statements about the shortcomings of the Iraqi report, Tariq Aziz announced that Iraq was ready to provide additional information, but the US Secretary of State said that Saddam's time was up.Ms. Sayeh, the daughter of Saeidi Sirjani, [researcher, writer and political activist], said in a letter to Mr. Khatami, the President, that she would file a complaint with the International Court of Justice.

Tehran's judiciary has announced that one of the defendants in the Aindayz Institute case, who was involved indealings with foreigners, has fled Iran.A judge in the United States has ordered Iran to pay $300 million to a former American hostage in Lebanon.

  Last night and today, many parts of the country, including Tehran, received a good snowfall.Opening of the IRGC Combat Engineers and Construction Conference in the [Martyr] Kolahdouz HallThe US has summarized the 12,000-page Iraq report into 3,000 pages to give to other members of the Security Council. It is appropriate for Iran to try to obtain a copy of it.

Last night and today, there has been a good snowfall in many parts of the country, including Tehran.

Hossein Marashi wanted to understand to what extent the Leadership, the Guardian Council, or the Expediency Council were willing to...

Pishbin, the representative of Baft, said that the [Sixth] Parliament does no service other than political work. The right-wing faction has realized this today.

Dr. Jasbi came, accompanied by Hossein Rezazadeh. He recently broke the world record. He is a student at Islamic Azad University of Ardebil.

I told Mr. Dr. Aref to pay the foreign currency share of the Islamic Azad University.

Based on the military agreement between the US and Qatar, the US must maintain a minimum of 10,000 military personnel at Al Udeid Air Base at all times, in addition to 100 combat aircraft, and the US...

The BBC is focusing on the letter from [Ghasem] Sholeh Sa'di, [Lawyer and former representative of Shiraz], to the Leader, and the response from Kayhan [newspaper].

Members of the General Congress Headquarters for the Commemoration of Allameh Tabataba'i expect me, as an interpreter of the Quran, to go to Tabriz for the opening of the Congress.

The complaint of the Managing Director of Bank Refah Kargaran against the judge of the [Shahram] Jazayeri case.

The Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan said that in studying the history and process of cooperation, he realized that the basis of relations was [established] by you.

Mr. Mohammad Javad Fazel Lankarani, accompanied by Mr. Maleki, regarding their negotiations with Mr. Khatami.

CEO of Telecommunications Company: Due to exercising influence in the Judiciary, the execution of the tender for 1.2 million SIM cards was [interrupted/delayed/halted].

I do not attend open gatherings where the Leader is present, for security reasons, so that enemies do not find a comprehensive target for disturbing and dangerous actions.

In most Islamic countries, Eid al-Fitr was today, but in Iran, the Eid is tomorrow. In some Sunni-majority regions, many Sunnis celebrated Eid today.

Mr. Heidari Ghasemi, Deputy Head of the Tehran Judiciary, criticizes the state of the Judiciary and the court rulings.

Mr. Masih Mohajeri's report on the five-member delegation's meeting with Qom Marja's (Sources of Emulation). Some of them complained about the Leader's office.

The Board of Directors of the Carpet Sellers' Union believe that government interventions and the extensive presence of China and India

A detailed discussion about the importance of the Army, the conspiracy to dissolve the Army in the early days of the Revolution, Imam [Khomeini]'s opposition to it, and the role of the Army.

In Venezuela, the pressure of the opposition of the president has increased and he has become passive.  The opposition has intensified the pressure

I joined the marchers and was warmly welcomed by the people.  I dedicated a sermon to the issue of Palestine 

I was at home.  It was time to study and rest.  I had a good rain.  Part of the negotiations 

  Mohammad al-Baradei said that after getting rid of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, the case immediatel\

Mr. Zarei brought a letter from Mr. Mousavi, the deputy of the Ministry of Information, who was accused of participating in chain murders.

  The leaders of the Moderation and Development Party said that the presence of the Basijis has worried the two Khordadis regarding the recent movements of the universities.

I gave a speech about Basij's position, services and works and current issues

Haddadadal, the head of the minority faction of the 6th parliament, criticized the judiciary in the conviction of Mr. Aghajari and said that it is not defensible at all.

  The text of Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding Iraq is very strange that Iraq accepted it and the acceptance of it is the reason for Saddam's defeat and surrender.
 

At the NATO summit in Prague, seven Eastern European countries were accepted as NATO members, and Russia was practically put under new pressure. 

Sheikh Mohammad Taqi Bahlul, despite being 102 years old, recited the Quran with a clear voice. With Mr. Bahlul, he would dip bread in soup and eat it with appetite.

Dr. Rouhani, [Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council] suggested to the leadership that if America starts attacking Iraq, it is better to interact with America for the future.  

Despite the Leader's order to review Aghajari's sentence, students held meetings, demonstrations, and class closures in many universities, and in some of them, insults were directed at the Leader and Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurist).

Mr. Abbas Maleki brought the message of [his uncle] Ayatollah [Mohammed] Fazel Lankarani, [from Marjah Taqlid].  Usually, when they see me, I do not take a position on important national issues

  Foreign and counter-revolutionary media are trying to use yesterday's demonstration as an example of people's mobilization by the leadership in relation to the problem of the issue.  

Some of the Friday imams have sharply criticized Mr. Karroubi for expressing a "disgraceful ruling" and Mr. Khatami for opposing the ruling. 

  The leadership's threat to use people to solve problems was met with reactions from outsiders and some insiders

  Labor Minister Safdar Hosseini's criticism of the leadership's statements about corruption and threats to use popular forces against officials and said that these causes capital flight.

  Hossein Marashi said, the right wing approached him to request me to accept responsibility in the future, and he answered that he would not accept so-and-so.

  The leadership among the officials mentioned about the lack of coordination of the three powers and the failure to follow their orders and said

Mr. Borbor, the head of the Alavi Foundation, gave a report on the status of the foundation;  The endowments of former and former kings are Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah.  It was confiscated at the beginning of the revolution and during Mr. Rafiqdoost's time

The wave of opposition to the death sentence of Mr. Aghajari has risen and Ayatollah Montazeri has also made a statement against them.  The judiciary is under pressure.
 

  In some Friday prayers, the attack on two bills of the president and the opinion polling staff, which is called "opinion-making" 

I read an article about the difference between Christianity and the sect of Evangelical missionaries who are Protestants and have influence in Northern Europe and America and are Christian Zionists. 

  Mr. Raisi, the head of the country's inspection, said that with this headquarters that has established a leadership to fight economic corruption, the work of fighting is stagnant and uncharacteristic.

Mohsen said, Mr. Tajzadeh said that Mr. Hashemi had prevented the arrest of Mr. [Abbas] Abdi in the past.

Al-Ishaq from Mustafafan Foundation said that the foundation's income comes from 10% of its companies, and 90% either make a loss or only make ends meet.

Mr. Arouj is one of the IRGC commanders in Lebanon, whose term is over, and he wants to stay again.

Ahmad Burqani, [Tehran representative] asked me to help Mr. Abdullah Nouri, who is on leave due to the death of his brother, not to return to prison.

A sermon about courage and a sermon about the course of hostilities and the American invasion of Iran from to today 

  Regarding the importance of water and the possibility of a water crisis in the future, emphasizing the need to contain water and transfer water from water-rich areas to water-less areas.

  Mr. Tehrani from the Ministry of Information said that a person named Ganji, who is a businessman, said with the money of the Hashemi family.

  The Alizades criticized the judiciary;  Although one is the head of the registration organization and the other is Mr. Shahroudi's advisor

Dr. [Mohammed Ali] Kinjad, the secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, came and gave a report on the Council's actions to legalize

  The number of people killed in the Moscow theater was announced as 170 people, except for one person who was killed by a bullet, and the rest due to gas inhalation. 

  The Moscow hostage-taking ended with a gruesome massacre;  As a rule, Putin's government will be widely criticized;  Because of this violent and costly action.

  Continuation of the argument over the government's twin bills

  In an interview with the press, Ramzanzadeh, [Government Spokesman], gave a definition of a dictatorship that insulted the leadership and was manipulated by the foreign media.

  Ayatollah Montazeri has written a letter addressed to the representatives of the parliament and has supported two bills of the government

I was at home.  More time was spent studying the bulletins and discussions of the Revolutionary Council. America gave a new resolution to the Security Council regarding Iraq.

  Discussion on the presence of alcoholic beverages in official banquets in Spain, in Mr. Khatami's future trip

Saddam Hussein issued a general amnesty order in Iraq today.

  The judiciary has announced the head of the [Future] research institute that reports on relations with the United States. 

  The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs retracted his statement.  He said that if Israel and the Palestinians

They showed a film of the poor conditions in prisons, which made the session tense. They asked the judges to issue fewer prison sentences.

I had a meeting with the deputies of the Strategic Research Center [Expediency Discernment Council]. Mr. [Mustafa] Mirsalim

  One day reporting a full -fledged trip to: Oil City, Sumar, hearing the pain of the people, meeting with military commanders and visiting Iraqi border guards

At 7:30 in the morning, we flew from Tehran's [Mehrabad] airport to Kermanshah.

Russia has announced its readiness to give Iran Omgal missiles and 7,000-kilometer long-range ballistic missiles, which is unlikely.

  The head of the city council and the mayor of Tehran said that the council's clashes had a problem.

Amidst the surprise of observers, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Jimmy Carter.

  Faezeh says her interrogator in the female newspaper case has sent me a message to think about the judiciary

Mr. Khatami said that the trip to Saudi Arabia did not yield any results, except for pilgrimage and rest, and it turned out that

  I had a detailed interview about the world government of Imam Zaman with the Waiting Magazine [and a special program to emerge]. 

  The former governor of Isfahan believes that during the leadership visit to Isfahan, Mr. Taheri was angry. 

The Bahraini ambassador brought a message from the King of Bahrain that he had tried to meet me during his trip to Iran but was unable to, and said:

We went to the leadership office in the morning for Eid Mabat.  In my office, I read today's and yesterday reports from the computer

We spent the whole day at the Letyan Dam. The time was spent mostly studying and walking. It seems that America has not been able to defeat Russia.

As the wave of protests in the world and the Islamic world rises against the recent US decision on Jerusalem

Kissing of a young artist by Mrs. Khairandish in front of the festival attendees and the rising protests of the clerics 

Aghazadeh suggested that now that we have enrichment technology and heavy water, we introduce it from a position of power.

  The issue of increasing the authority of the president is getting hotter. 

Still, the main debate revolves around the bill to increase the powers of the president.

The leadership believes that the collective resignation of the hard-left members will not cause any problems, and Mr. Khatami will not resign either.

It seems that the pressure is increasing, and the Second of Khordad faction is not mounting a solid defense.