Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 30, 1987

I came to the parliament. I was in the meeting until half past ten and had several meetings at noon. Khatam camp had a meeting in the evening. Reports of Iraq's attacks on economic centers yesterday and today came from land and sea. The order was given to fight back in sea and on land. Today, Iraq has attacked Tabriz, Hamadan and oil centers in Gachsaran several times.

At night, the Persian Gulf plan was approved at the meeting of the heads of state. It was decided that [Mohsen] Kongerlu [advisor to the prime minister] would be in charge of negotiating with the French with the support of the Ministry of Information and the exchange scenario was approved. Ayatollah Khamenei brought reports about the successes of self-sufficient jihad, which were exaggerated and half-finished works were reported to him as completed. We discussed with Mr. Mousavi Ardabili about the quality of the charity issue of the late [Abulfazl] Tulit, who was managed by the Azadi Movement. Regarding Mr. Seyyed Hadi Hashemi [Ayatollah Montazeri's son-in-law], the opinion of the meeting was that it is not expedient to be summoned to the court. Because the reaction of Ayatollah Montazeri causes damage and problems for the system. This theory was decided to be told to the Imam. The Ministry of Information wants to interrogate his brother Seyed Mehdi Hashemi because of his new confessions.