Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 10, 1988

I went to the parliament at half past six in the morning. I did yesterday's backlog. I wrote the order of Mr. Abdullah Nouri's responsibility for preparing the plan of the organization of the armed forces and approved the order of the deputy official of Mr. Shamkhani for commanding the IRGC. Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Kiavash came and got an order to inspect the southern fronts.

Agha Mohammadi came and brought the opinions of Mr. [Mohammed Baqir [Hakim and Supreme Council] of the Islamic Revolution] for the new conditions of Iraq. I told him to transfer it to the commission formed for this purpose by the General Staff. In the evening, the Presidium of the Parliament held a meeting to review the proposal for opening the Parliament; I disagreed because of the possibility of a negative impact on the fronts.

Chastity and Fati came to the parliament and together we went to the "defense and aggression" seminar for the final speech. On the way to the car, he had a small accident that upset his modesty. I gave the speech and returned to the parliament at half past six.

Dr. Velayati came. He reported on the work at the United Nations and is satisfied with the cooperation of the Westerners, especially the United States. He complains about the tempting questions and follow-ups in the parliament and in the government, etc., about the current developments.

The night of the meeting of the heads of forces was at Mr. Khamenei's house. Mr. Mousavi Ardabili and Ahmad Agha were absent. Dr. Velayati gave a trip report. Iraq's passivity and its failures, international pressures and the Secretary General's perseverance are important points of the report. Overall, it seems that the West has taken a position in our favor and agreed that if they release our property and cooperate in the recognition of Iraq as an aggressor, we will help to release their hostages in Lebanon. I arrived home late.