Akbar Hashemi's Diary - 1999 July 30 - Hamid Khorsand's arrest in Germany for the crime of espionage and worrying about its consequences

The report of Mohammad Reza Nouri Shahroudi, the ambassador of Iran in Saudi Arabia, about his services and quotes and stories about Saudi Arabia and the oil market

Praise for Khamenei's Friday sermon (in the following days, this same sermon will be used as a place for discussions and hadiths)

Hamid Khorsand's arrest in Germany for the crime of espionage and worrying about its consequences

Criticizing and announcing the inefficiency of the government in organizing the situation of the flood victims in the north

I was at home. I studied the innovations of Sadr al-Mutalahin in philosophy.

Mr. [Mohammed Reza] Nouri Shahroudi, our ambassador in Saudi Arabia, came. He reported to his services and said, Amir Abdullah, [Crown of Saudi Arabia], in all gatherings and meetings, whenever there is talk of cooperation with Iran, he emphasizes your leading role in improving relations, and this is not to the taste of some.

He said, recently the Saudis are worried about the further increase in oil prices. They think that with the increase in the price of oil, the world will think of finding alternative fuel and energy, and those who have huge reserves of oil will suffer.

I said I have already discussed with them about this; First of all, it is not clear if they will find something cheaper than oil and gas. Secondly, it is possible to agree on the floor and ceiling price of oil; For example, 21 and 25 dollars per barrel.

Khamenei gave a good sermon and sermon at the Friday prayer [Tehran]. In world reports, [Ehud] Barak's [Prime Minister of Israel] attempt to get more time to implement the Way River agreement is mischievous, and Turkey's contradictions about the border violation, which they first completely denied and then said that it was an attack on Iraqi Kurdistan. And now that their team of experts has come and seen the effects of the attack on Iranian soil and a failed missile, they say that one of them was on Iraqi soil.

In the land invasion, two Turkish soldiers were captured and are in the hands of Iran, and this has become a problem for Turkey.

The arrest of Hamid Khorsand, an Iranian student in Germany, on charges of spying for the Iranian government against the Iranian counter-revolution has become another issue in our relationship with Germany. The meeting of the heads of 40 countries in the Balkans, to restore peace movement and development in the Balkans, is another issue of the day, and Yugoslavia is currently a problem. Failure to approve the results of the Indonesian elections in the election commission is also an important problem for this country.

The ineffectiveness of the government in organizing the situation of the flood victims in the north is a cause of protest and has made the people unhappy. In comparison with the efficiency of the construction government, it is significant in the events of the large earthquake of Rudbar. It is also important to continue bombing Iraq, under the pretext of Iraqi radar activity with anti-aircraft.