Akbar Hashemi's memoirs - 1999 July 25 - Ali Hashemi asking for help for not changing his position in the Ministry of Oil

The visit and support of the wife of Morteza Firouzi Niyaki, the editor of the Tehran Times newspaper, who was sentenced to death, and her request for pardon by the head of the judiciary from Khamenei (in the memoirs, her accusation was declared as espionage, although one of the accusations of Firouzi was espionage, the main charge for which she was sentenced to death And he had many follow-ups until his release, it was another case and not only a spy who was also sentenced to prison due to the same accusation of espionage.

Ali Hashemi's request for help not to change his position in the Ministry of Oil
The appreciation of the Palestinian ambassador for Hashemi's sermons

A report of the meeting between Hashemi and Khamenei with the presence of other temporary Imams of Tehran
The formation of the Salam newspaper court and the trial of Seyyed Mohammad Khoeiniha and his conviction by the press jury of the special clerical court with the condition of not being eligible for amnesty (Hashmi's memoirs of the following days and Khamenei's special comments and sensitivity regarding this newspaper and stressing that the arrest should not be lifted and of course no prison The departure of Mousavi Khoyini is more interesting)

The leadership expressed their desire to approach the left wing in such a way that differences, riots and anti-revolutionary abuses are prevented. They praised my Friday sermons.

I had an interview with IRIB for the program "Narrative of the Revolution" [Channel 2] and I gave explanations about prominent parts of the history of struggles.

The director of the program said, inspired by the memories of my struggle, that the program will organize forty pieces that, like my book, will come together with the process of history and related documents.

Efat, Fati, and Ali came to the office. The funeral ceremony of the King of Morocco was broadcast live on ABC TV. The participation of world authorities was extensive; People like [Bill] Clinton, [President of the United States], and [Jacques] Chirac, [President of France], walked behind the coffin.

About 40 heads of state 300 world political figures and a large number of Moroccan people participated. In its margin, the meeting of the Arab leaders with the leaders of Israel is important.

The non-participation of Hafez Assad [President of Syria] is considered to be the reason for avoiding facing the leaders of Israel. Assad had participated in the funeral ceremony of Malek Hussein [King of Jordan]; It was expected to be here as well.

The wife of Mr. [Mortaza] Firouzi, [editor of the Tehran Times newspaper] who is sentenced to death [on charges of espionage], came and presented a letter that Mr. [Mohammed] Yazdi, [head of the judiciary], asked Khamenei to pardon him. and the leadership have not yet announced their agreement; He appealed.

Ali Akhavizadeh [Deputy Minister of Oil] came. He reported on the political issues between the groups and complained to Mr. [Bijan Namdar] Zanganeh, the oil minister, that he wanted to change his position.

Mr. [Karim Farajzadeh] Helvai, Deputy Minister of Roads and Transport, came. He gave a report about the Bafaq-Mashhad railway the Mashhad highway and the Tehran-Rodhan Highway and the Zanjan-Tabriz highway and the projects that we have implemented in Turkmenistan and the projects that have won in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, but the tender results have not been announced; He asked for help.

I was the guest of the leader. The rest of the temporary imams of Tehran were Mr. [Mohammed] Yazdi, [Mohammed Reza] Mahdavikani, [Mohammed] Emami Kashani, [Syed Hassan] Taheri Khorramabadi and [Ahmed] Jannati.

It was decided to have a monthly meeting to discuss sermons and important political and social issues. The leaders expressed their desire to get closer to the left spectrum in such a way that differences disturbances and counter-revolutionary abuse are prevented. The leaders praised my Friday sermons and said, the place for these contents was empty.

Today, the court of Salam newspaper and Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Mousavi-Khoyiniha, on charges of publishing lies and inciting and publishing a confidential document [Said Emami's letter regarding the press law] and insulting the parliament and [Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad], the former governor of Ardabil, in a special court. Spirituality was held; It was public and broadcasted on IRIB.

In all three cases, the jury found him guilty and ineligible for relief; It probably won't be without complications.

Last night and tonight, foreign media have started provocations