Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 26, 1987

I arrived at the parliament at half past eight in the morning. I did the office work and read the reports.

Mr. [Hussein] Sheikhul Islam [Political Deputy Foreign Minister] came. About the meeting with [Mr. Chi Huayuan] Vice Foreign Minister of China, he gave notices that he immediately came to the meeting. Chinese leaders had sent a message that we should cooperate with the United Nations and not oppose the Security Council resolution. I answered, the council should identify the aggressor first, and then we may sit and wait for the court, and without declaring a ceasefire, there will be no movement on the fronts. On behalf of the Kuwaitis, he said that they want to improve their relations with us and have proposed to withdraw their invitation from America and in return we will not attack their ships. I told them to declare neutrality in the war and China to guarantee it.

[Mr. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh] Minister of Jihad [Construction] came. has resigned They are saddened by the failure of the plan to integrate the Ministry of Agriculture in Jihad. I advised him to withdraw his resignation. He is worried about the future of Jihad. I promised to support Jihad. From Mr. [Abdullah] Nouri, Imam's representative in Jihad. I said I will talk to them.

Brigadier General [Mohammed Hossein] Jalali, Minister of Defense, came. discussed the purchase of sea-to-sea and surface-to-surface missiles from [North] Korea; I accepted Mr. [Mohsen] Rafiq Dost [Minister of the Corps] came. The production of ammunition in civilian factories was negotiated. I was supposed to appoint a representative for supervision and coordination; They are far behind schedule. They were supposed to produce about ten million cannonballs and mortars from last year to this date, but two million have not yet been delivered; Although some work is ahead.

Mr. [Ebrahim] Sanjaghi came. He explained Nasr 7 operation. I had references for the needs of the war. In the evening, the presidium of the parliament had a meeting.

The meeting of the heads of forces was in the prime minister's office. [Mr. Mohammadi Ray Shahri] Minister of Information came and brought the report of [Mohsen] Kangerlu's negotiations in Turkey with a summary, and two high-ranking intelligence officers who were with him commented. It was agreed that scenarios will be prepared and they will continue, and it was also informed that Seyedhadhi Hashemi has been summoned to the court. He escaped [from exile in Semnan] to Qom and holed up in Ayatollah Montazeri's house, and Mr. Montazeri said that the trial of Asid Hadi is my trial. We advised not to make an issue.

Dr. Velayati brought up Mr. Qureshi's report that one of the sheikhs of the UAE recommended that we try not to get involved with America. The message of Mr. [Turgut] Özal, the Prime Minister of Türkiye, was the same, which was raised by Mr. [Mirhossein] Mousavi.