Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 30, 1982

Early in the morning, they announced that the vast operation of our forces against the Iraqis in the south of Khuzestan had started at midnight. They want to take Khorramshahr and expel them from Khuzestan. Freedom of Khorramshahr is very important and decisive for us. We have mobilized all facilities so that the forces can free this strategic city from the enemy. I am confident that we will liberate Khorramshahr in this operation. I think that with the liberation of Khorramshahr, the fate of the war will be decided in favor of Iran. I called the fronts, and it turned out that they went ahead according to the plan, but we had casualties and were stopped at Karkheh Noor front. I left the Friday prayer to Mr. Emami Kashani and stayed at home. Mr. Ahmad came and we consulted about broadcasting the new interview of Mr. Shariatmadari. At night, there were children and Saeed and Hamid [theology]. Efat had gone to Qom with Mr. Motahari's family and came late at night.

In the news of the war, it was announced that we captured more than three thousand people and liberated the lands between Karun and Ahvaz-Khorramshahr road, eighty kilometers from the same road. I did an interview with the Revolutionary Guard magazine about the war.