Akbar Hashemi's memoirs - 1999 July 13, - Khamenei's final words in dealing with the communities after the university disaster

Completion of Khamenei's argument in dealing with the gatherings after the university disaster and important consultation with Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
The leader of the Islamic Republic warned President Seyyed Mohammad Khatami to go along with this policy
Handing over dealing with the people and creating security to the Tharullah camp after the proposal of Hassan Rouhani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Khamenei's approval.
Transferring criticisms of Khamenei's speech yesterday to Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

They said the leadership would like to consult with you. They have accepted that the responsibility of dealing with the rebellion should be handed over to the Tharullah headquarters of the IRGC. They said: If Khatami does not accompany him, he will suffer.

It is stated in the bulletins that the emergence of determination in dealing with riots by the police force has caused despair or doubt for the movers of riots as well as foreign circles. BBC Radio, in an unexpected move, this morning, raised a serious discussion about the reasons for the failure of the "Tehran Student Movement" (in his words).

In the tripartite conference [Behrooz] Alikhani from Tehran, [Rasoul] Nafisi from America, and Sadegh Saba from London commented while counting several factors for the failure, the weakness of leadership or the lack of leadership in the groups and disagreements and the weakness of the government of Mr. [Syed Mohammad ] Khatami mentioned the tolerance of such a wide movement and also the dependence of the student flow on government agents among them.

The acceptance of defeat has been heard from the mouths of the main driving forces, and the left-wing newspapers in this morning's articles, the smell of desperation can be smelled.

Mr. Mohsen Rezaei, [Secretary of the Expediency Analysis Council] came. He reported on the rioters' movements and said that he talked to his son Ahmed in America on the phone and he said that Iran's counter-revolution has become very active.

Mr. Sardar [Hasan] Danaifar came. He said, that yesterday, wearing his clothes, he wandered the streets for three hours and mingled with rebel groups, and once he was mistreated and beaten, as a member of Ansar Hezbollah, and the windows of his car were broken. He said, most of them are mobsters or teenagers led by political agents and groups.

Mr. Ali Larijani, [Head of Radio and Television Organization] came. He reported the beginning of the riot in front of Tehran University and expressed concern. He asked me to accept the speech at tomorrow's rally program at Tehran University; I did not accept

He said the leader's speech yesterday was not good; I didn't accept it because of my previous lack of strength and... I said it was calculated. Dr. [Hassan] Rouhani, [Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council], said yesterday that it was not appropriate for the leadership to raise the issue of anti-leadership slogans that are spread internally and externally.

Mr. Larijani asked me for guidance on how to act in the Supreme National Security Council and how to advertise.

In the evening, Mr. Masih Mohajeri, [president's social advisor and director of the newspaper Jamuri-e-Islami] was supposed to come to meet. He informed me that he cannot leave because the rebels attacked the administrative building of the Islamic Republic newspaper and breaking the windows.

From noon to night, the rebels rioted in several centers and points in the south and center of Tehran and set fire to several banks, cars, and buildings, and Basij and Naja's forces suppressed them. Now the city is calm.

Mr. [Mohammed] Jafari Gilani also called from Qom and asked me to accept a speech at tomorrow's gathering.

[Mr. Gholamhossein Mohammadi Golpaigani], the head of the leadership office, said on the phone that the leadership would like to consult with you about the contents of that meeting before the important evening meeting.

I went to the leader's office before evening. They reported that the Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council proposed that the responsibility of dealing with the rebellion be handed over to the IRGC's Tharullah camp, and they accepted. Although Mr. Khatami, [President], was opposed at first, he finally accepted. They said that they intend to deal decisively with the troublemakers.

If Mr. Khatami does not accompany us, he will suffer and we will not tolerate it. They consulted to issue a statement and determine countermeasures