"Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - January 19, 2002 - Meeting with Hassan Rouhani and recounting a narrative from Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, who regrets his candidacy in the upcoming elections.

"The meeting of Hassan Rouhani and the recounting of a statement by Seyed Mohammad Khatami, who regrets his candidacy in the upcoming elections and has concerns, along with quotes from Saeed Hajarian and Faridun Vordi-Nejad, where the publisher preferred to alter the original manuscript of Hashemi with some considerations and adjust it!!!! And a report on the differences regarding the presence of the Islamic Republic in Afghanistan.

The meeting of Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli after numerous follow-ups for a prompt meeting, close consultations, and political reports from the media."
"Complete daily notes:

Mr. [Alireza] Mohaddenjad and his colleague, [Ahmad Momeni Rad], from the Islamic Culture group at Sharif University came and presented the situation of the crescent moon of Shawwal over the past 35 years. They said that for the last twelve years, Ramadan has always been 29 days, based on claims of sighting the crescent, even though in the past, it has typically alternated between 30 and 29 days. It is clear that these sighting claims, considering their contradiction with astronomical science, can be imaginary, as a scientific study shows that 15% of sighting claims are due to imagination and mistakes. However, they themselves did not have a plan for how to counter the claims of sincere sighting individuals, and they even admitted that once they saw the crescent through a telescope contrary to astronomical predictions. It was decided to discuss this matter later, as it would be preferable for Eid al-Fitr to be on the same day throughout the Islamic world."
Dr. [Hassan] Rouhani, [Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council] came. He said that in his meeting with Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Khatami, [the President], he saw him upset and said that he regrets and is afraid of running for the second term of the presidency. that he will not be able to complete the course, because due to the quarrels and differences of opinion with the leadership, he will not be able to do important work. He said, during the 18th of July [1378], some of the second Khordad people, such as [Saeed] Hajjarian and [ Fereydon] Verdinejad, they believed that the government's work was finished and the students had a clear and extensive demonstration plan against the leadership, which was neutralized by the intervention of the IRGC and Basij

"He said that currently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Revolutionary Guard are in conflict over their presence in Afghanistan. During a meeting at the [Supreme National Security Council] secretariat, a verbal dispute occurred between Mr. [Mohsen] Aminzadeh, [Deputy for Asia and Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs], and [Qasim] Soleimani, [Commander of the Quds Force]. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Americans and the West support their stance and intend to prevent the Revolutionary Guard's presence, while the leadership's position is that the Revolutionary Guard should have an effective presence."

"In the evening, Mr. [Abdulreza] Rahmani [Fazli], the political deputy of state television, came. He said that the motivation for the urgency of the meeting was to express gratitude for your recent Friday sermons, which provided a strong response to the United States and the United Kingdom, putting them in their place and turning the wave of news that was initially against us back onto them. He apologized for Mr. Ahmad Tavakkoli's inappropriate remarks during a recent live program concerning the fight against economic corruption, where he mentioned prominent figures in the country. He sought advice on information policy, and I provided him with some reminders.

In retaliation for the martyrdom operation in the Gaza Strip, Israel attacked the city of Tulkarem, dynamiting the seven-story Palestine Radio building after expelling its staff, and has deployed patrol forces around [Yasser] Arafat’s headquarters."

"Today, the International Red Cross was granted permission to visit Al-Qaeda prisoners in Guantanamo prison. The United States claims that it does not consider them formal prisoners, therefore it does not comply with the Red Cross's recommendations, and since they are outside U.S. territory, they do not enjoy prisoner rights either. They are kept in cages measuring one meter by one and a half meters in open space, suffering from heat during the day and cold at night.

The Nyiragongo volcano in Congo has erupted, resulting in significant casualties."