Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 11, 1997

We coordinated with the office and Dr. Rouhani, [Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council], to have a meeting of the Supreme National Security Council before the Friday prayer, to discuss how to take a stand against the issues of the Berlin Court and the European Union's actions. Foreign radios and news media have launched a huge wave of anti-Iranian propaganda since yesterday.

Ayatollah Khamenei called me on the phone to find out about my opinion and also gave some notes about the contents of today's Friday prayer sermons. In general, their opinion is that it should be dealt with firmly. I went to my office at ten in the morning. A meeting of the Supreme National Security Council was held. News, reports, analyzes and many possibilities of the goals of the West were brought up in this commotion, and decisions were made about the actions that we should take, the statements that should be made, and the necessary precautions.

In the Friday prayer, I presented an analysis about the Mykonos court and the Westerners, based on the intention of overshadowing their failure in the Middle East peace plan, which they also consider effective, as well as the influence of America and Israel in the German judicial system, the lack of independence of the court, the fact that the verdict was known a long time ago, and the weakness of the German government, which acted passively, and finally, the scandal of them politicizing the court, and the lack of influence on Iran, and a warning to the people and officials to be alert and on the scene.

In the afternoon, children and a group of relatives gathered. In the evening, Efat, Fati and Faiza went to Saudi Arabia for Hajj. I stayed at home alone at night.