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June 2003

30 diary entries in this month.

30 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 30, 2003

Mr. Sadr al-Din Qabanchi stated that Ayatollah Seyyed Ali al-Sistani has good relations with the Supreme Council and has recently issued a fatwa that the United States has no right to take any action regarding the Iraqi constitution.

28 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 28, 2003

General Soleimani said, America is getting desperate in Iraq. Some people have got involved with it and everywhere they call an officer who is not accepted by the people

27 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 27, 2003

In Britain, a sharp dispute between the government and the BBC emerged over the media's disclosure of Tony Blair's manipulation of information on weapons of mass destruction, and they asked the BBC to

26 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 26, 2003

Bush continues his propaganda attacks against Iran, and in the U.S.-EU summit meeting in the United States, they jointly demanded that Iran comply with the IAEA and sign the Additional Protocol .

24 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 24, 2003

Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, also supported the Iranian rioters in parliament yesterday, prompting Iran to summon the British ambassador to express its protest .

23 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 23, 2003

In Iraq, another oil pipeline was blown up, and widespread demonstrations were held in Basra against the American presence, during which one American was killed and another wounded.

20 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 20, 2003

Paul Bremer, the U.S. appointee, has admitted that he has been unsuccessful in forming a government and managing Iraq, while also acknowledging the difficulties in Iraq.

19 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 19, 2003

It has been announced that Saddam's personal secretary, who was the fourth person on the list of 55, has been arrested. It is expected that through him they will find

18 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 18, 2003

I had a meeting with the deputies of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Discernment Council. We discussed the research program and current issues. The ongoing unrest, the session of the Board of Governors, and the situation in …

17 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 17, 2003

Mr. Behzad Nabovi, the vice-chairman of the parliament, said that the Guardian Council, which had shown some coordination on two bills in the first meeting of the commission, but withdrew in the second meeting.

15 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 15, 2003

We went to Mehrabad Airport in the morning to travel to Isfahan; we took an Iran-140 plane, which is manufactured through a cooperation between Iran and Ukraine. The purpose was to declare that the plane is safe, to encourage the manufactur…

14 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - June 14, 2003

At the Infrastructure Commission of the Expediency Discernment Council, three more articles of the general policies of land-use planning (Amayesh) were approved. A discussion was held regarding the high prices (inflation).

13 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - June 13, 2003

Last night, there were demonstrations at the University of Tehran dormitory and in the surrounding areas. Today, the police have been stationed inside the dormitory at the request of the Ministry of Science. Insults have been made against t…

11 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 11, 2003

Mr. Seyed Mohammad Sadegh al-Hosseini, from the Dialogue Among Civilizations center, came. He had returned from a trip to Arab countries and said that most of them expect you to travel to their country. He requested an interview with Al Jaz…

10 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 10, 2003

Mr. Saleh bin Humaid, the head of the Shura Council of Saudi Arabia, and his companions came. We discussed Palestine, Iraq, al-Qaeda, Afghanistan, the invasions by America, and cooperation among Islamic countries.

9 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 9, 2003

Dr. Rouhani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, came. He said that regarding the nuclear issue, a meeting had been held at the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council based on the Leader's suggestion. The m…

8 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 8, 2003

[Mr. Ali Tahqiqi], the new ambassador of Iran to Sierra Leone, came. He mostly criticized the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its lack of attention to America and praised the views and actions of the Construction Government (dowlat-e sazand…

7 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 7, 2003

Afternoon. Mr. Ebrahim Amini, [Second Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of Experts], was my guest. He expressed concern about the current situation of the country, the disagreements, the high prices, and unemployment, and asked me...

6 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 6, 2003

"Yasser Arafat, the head of the Palestinian Authority, has declared that nothing was achieved for Palestine at the Sharm el-Sheikh and Aqaba summits, and that Israel, with utter impudence, continued its extensive aggressions even during the…

5 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - June 5, 2003

Today at the ceremony for the martyrs of June 5, 1963 (15 Khordad 1342), there were speeches and chants against the representatives, 127 of whom had written a letter of protest to the leader. In Varamin, at the same ceremony where [Mr. Mous…

4 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 4, 2003

In both the American and British parliaments, pressure has begun on the governments to explain the causes and factors of the war in Iraq, especially the claim of the existence of weapons of mass destruction.

3 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 3, 2003

[Mr. Riscardo Seza], the Italian ambassador came to say goodbye. He said that because of Italy's rotating presidency of the European Union, he has been made the director general of the Middle East to help the crisis areas, and regarding the…

2 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 2, 2003

In the domestic and foreign media, Mr. Khatami's letter to Mr. Karroubi regarding the twin bills [= "amendment of the parliament election law" and "explanation of the limits and powers of the president"] has received attention and criticism…

1 June 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 1, 2003

I went to the University of Tehran to deliver a speech at a memorial ceremony for 182 clerics who had been martyred in Iraq by the Ba'athist regime. Mr. Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi also attended as one of the bereaved family members.