August 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 31, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 30, 2003

Mr. Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief, is in Iran. He has arrogantly warned Mr. Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, the President, and Kamal Kharrazi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, about the consequences of not signing the Ad…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 29, 2003

This year, during Government Week, extensive and unprecedented propaganda is being carried out by the government and the IRIB regarding development and construction, which directs public opinion toward the correctness of the "Construction G…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 27, 2003

Mr. Khatami, the President, said that the Leader has stated that political and economic relations with England should be cut off due to the arrest of Hadi Soleimanpour, but his own opinion is that it is better to wait a few days. They are t…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 28, 2003

The arrest of Mr. Isa Saharkhiz, former Director General of Internal Press Affairs at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and managing director of Aftab monthly magazine, in Tehran, and the insult

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 26, 2003

Justice of Tehran province has announced that two employees of the Ministry of Information have been found guilty in the case of Zahra Kazemi, an Iranian-Canadian journalist in Evin prison, and a conviction has been issued...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 25, 2003

In front of George Bush's personal farm, a demonstration was held against the continuation of the US military presence in Iraq, and in a Newsweek opinion poll, 69% of the American people considered Iraq to be America's swamp, and the majori…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 24, 2003

Women in Baghdad have demonstrated due to insecurity and the kidnapping of women. In the United States, several demonstrations have been held against the continued occupation of Iraq, and some polls indicate a decline in George Bush's popul…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 23, 2003

Mr. Yazdi reported on the Guardian Council's meeting with the leadership regarding the elections, during which, while emphasizing the need to verify qualifications, they were prohibited from extremism and were allowed to file complaints aga…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 22, 2003

George Bush, who traveled to the state of Oregon in the west of America to collect donations for the election, has faced people's demonstrations against the warmongering policy of the White House.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 21, 2003

The issue of the bombing of the UN office in Iraq is still receiving attention from the media and political circles. Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, has criticized the US's negligence regarding security in Iraq and that office, statin…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 20,2003

Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Baqer Hakim and Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani have condemned the bombing of the UN office in Baghdad. It has been announced that five Iranians have been arrested in Baghdad on charges of interfering in Iraqi affairs…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 19, 2003

It was announced that Taha Yassin Ramadan, Saddam's first deputy, has also been arrested. Dr. Iraj Yazdanbakhsh, an Iranian physician residing in Heisenberg, Germany, said that many Iranians abroad, including Ardeshir Zahedi, the foreign mi…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – – August 18, 2003

A group of freed prisoners of war and officials from the Headquarters for Handling the Affairs of Freed Prisoners of War came. Mr. Abbas Ali Vakili, the head of the headquarters, gave a report. I also spoke about the patience of the freed p…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 17, 2003

In Iraq, conflicts and demonstrations continue. Various diseases caused by uranium that was used in the war and shortages and heat have increased. The situation of orphaned children has become a disaster and authorities have warned America …

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 16, 2003

The US has officially declared the National Council of Resistance of Iran (Mojahedin-e-Khalq organization) as terrorist and illegal, frozen their accounts, and banned any assistance to them; perhaps due to the unjustifiability of the double…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 15, 2003

Last night, in Resolution 1500, the UN Security Council welcomed the formation of the Governing Council in Iraq, but refrained from recognizing it as proposed by the United States, and also welcomed the establishment of a UN representative …

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 14, 2003

In Basra, in an attack on a British vehicle, two British nationals have been killed and one wounded. A new tape of Saddam [Hussein] has been broadcast, encouraging people to resist against the occupiers and calling on religious scholars to …

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 13, 2003

Mohsen Hakim: Paul Bremer has no veto power, but if the Governing Council makes decisions contrary to the interests of the occupiers, it is not certain they will be implemented. The three main objectives of the council: running the country,…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 12, 2003

Dr. Zarif mentioned examples of Western pressure on the nuclear industry and proposed the signing and temporary implementation of the Additional Protocol, even before its approval by the parliament. I said they should focus more on continui…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 11, 2003

In Iraq, the heat and problems have made people desperate, and suicides have also begun among the occupying forces. The British embassy in Baghdad was attacked with a grenade. A U.S. court has arrested a British arms dealer. He is accused o…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 10, 2003

The continuation of the interview with Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam, Professor of Political Science at the University of Tehran, regarding the factors slowing down the Construction Crusade government's program was conducted. The situation of the oc…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 9, 2003

Mr. Sadegh Kharrazi, quoting the French, British, and Germans, said that if Iran does not sign the Additional Protocol, the case will go to the United Nations Security Council, and that America is seeking to use this situation/ It has been …

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 8, 2003

Gradually, journalists’ protests against American pressure and censorship in Iraq are growing louder, but the United States pays no attention to them and has even officially notified its unhappy and dissatisfied soldiers in Iraq, / Bani-Sad…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 7, 2003

The positions of Mr. Hossein Khomeini [in Iraq] are attracting attention in the foreign media / China has warned Taiwan that if it wants to hold a referendum on independence, it will be attacked / Mr. Heydar Aliyev, the president of Azerbai…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 6, 2003

Despite the denial from the Office of Imam Khomeini, Mr. Hossein Khomeini has given another interview and reiterated some of his previous statements, including that in the absence of the Imam of the Age, a religious government should not be…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - August 5, 2003

There were interesting points in the meeting with the Iraqi guests. The five who spoke were a university professor, leaders of Sunni and Shia tribes, a cleric, and a female teacher. Sheikh Mansour Abdolhassan, the head of the Sunni tribes, …

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 4, 2003

Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave an explanation of the pressure from Western countries to accept the Additional Protocol and brought today's article from the Los Angeles Times, which explicitly relied on evidence to…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 3, 2003

Mehdi, the CEO of the Fuel Consumption Optimization Organization, said that after a period of delay, the Japanese have officially submitted their price proposal for implementing the Azadegan oil field project, which is very expensive .

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 2, 2003

Another audio tape with the voice of Saddam has been broadcast on Al Jazeera television . For several days, a rumor has been circulating that Seyyed Hussein Khomeini, the son of Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa and grandson of Imam Khomeini, has go…

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 1, 2003

The U.S. has predicted that Saddam Hussein will soon be captured. / The Lebanese President has opposed sending troops to Iraq. / Jordan has agreed to grant asylum to Saddam's two daughters, Rana and Raghad, along with their nine children.