Akbar Hashemi's memories - 1999 July 31 - Farah Pahlavi's interview and praise of Faezeh Hashemi and Hashemi Rafsanjani's concern about the consequences of extremists' behavior

The request of the foreign minister and the president of Turkey for the immediate release of two Turkish soldiers who were arrested after entering Iran a few days ago and their threat.

Foreign media coverage of Khamenei's speech yesterday.

Farah Pahlavi's interview and praise of Faezeh Hashemi and Hashemi Rafsanjani's concern about the consequences of extremist' behavior

Gaada, a few members of the Expediency Council after the assembly meeting about the elections and the current issues of the country and the university and how to prosecute the arrested, and the press centered on Hashemi

A person attacked Seyed Ali Qazi Asgar, the interim Friday imam of Isfahan, and disrupted the prayer, a new dispute between the two political factions of Isfahan, the fire at the Sadr seminary in Isfahan where Hossein Mazaheri, the head of Isfahan seminaries, taught.

Reflecting on the analysis and interpretation of Khamenei's sermons in domestic media

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the President of Turkey demanded the immediate release of two Turkish soldiers. They were arrested a few days ago after entering Iran.

They said, otherwise, the relations would be damaged. The Belgrade government said that the Balkan conference was nothing more than the NATO summit.

Western media, reflecting on the leader's speech yesterday, have focused more on the issue of the leadership's claim that foreigners are involved in the recent riots, as well as the declaration of support for Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Khatami's position on the riots.

Farah Diba, Shah's widow, praised Faiza in an interview; It seems that there is a mischief to incite extremists against him, following the uproar of a few months ago.

The Expediency Council had a meeting. Water sector policies were approved.

In the afternoon, Mr. [Abbas Waez] Tabasi, [Mohammed Yazdi, Mohammad Reza Mahdavikani, Mohammad Ali Mohadi Kermani, Ali Akbar] Natiq [Nuri], [Ahmed] Jannati and [Qorban Ali] Dori [Najafabadi] were my guests.

They also talked about the upcoming elections, the current issues of the university, and the trial of the arrested and the press.

In the evening, Mr. [Ali] Mobini, the secretary of the Infrastructure Commission [Assembly for Expediency of the System] came. He gave a work report and made suggestions for reforming the structure of the system and determining the political parties, etc.

He insisted that I participate in the parliamentary elections and said that no one but me could run for the next parliament; I did not accept

The attack of a person who is said to be insane, on Mr. [Syed Ali] Qazi Askar, the interim Friday Imam of Isfahan, and disrupting the prayers, has caused a new difference between the two factions of Isfahan, as well as the burning of the Sadr School where Mr. [Hossein] Mazaheri teaches, attacks It has caused violence from two lines towards each other.

The school is under the administration of Mr. [Syed Jalaluddin] Taheri, [Isfahan imam]. The difference between the two lines of media in the analysis of Khamenei's Friday sermons is another controversy.

In America, another person killed 12 people; Due to the freedom [to carry] weapons and social problems, such incidents are very frequent. Afghanistan's civil war has intensified and the analysis and interpretation of the leadership's statements is widespread in the domestic media.