Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 9, 1987

I used to study at home until nine o'clock in the morning. In the history of World War II, we see similarities between the days before the German attack on Poland and the situation in the Persian Gulf today. I came to my office and read the reports. We have a severe conflict with Iraq in Nasr 7 [operational] area.

I participated in the meeting of the Supreme War Support Council. We had several resolutions to solve the problems of war and warriors. At noon, Dr. Rouhani came to my office. We ate lunch together.

Regarding the martyrdom of Major General [Abbas] Babaei, he said. Apparently, while returning from the mission, he was hit by a 23rd cannonball in the north of Sardasht. There was no coordination with that defense position. A delegation was sent to investigate. It was decided to emphasize the ground forces of the army to carry out operations.

In the evening, the members of the Central Council of Guilds - recently elected and official - came. They complained about the Ministry of Commerce that, despite the order of the Imam, it does not issue orders and the Prime Minister does not give an appointment, and they announced their readiness to solve the issue of unlicensed shops. I advised them to stop opposing the government and not to put the clergy and religion in front of the deprived.

Mr. Hamid Bahrami [Iranian arbitrator of the Hague Tribunal] came from The Hague. He expressed his concern about the risk of major convictions in The Hague and complained about Dr. Iftikhar Jahormi and the inactivity and compassion of the relevant office. The Supreme Council of Dentists came. They called for the support of the Islamic Society of Dentists against the society of Iranian dentists, and they are not satisfied with giving more points to experimental dentists, and they are dissatisfied with the fact that the majority of dental students are girls, who usually do not work after graduation and go to housework, and complain about the discrimination between domestic and foreign graduates in favor of foreigners. I told them to write [their problems] to the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution.

It was the night of the meeting of the heads of forces in the parliament. We decided to spread propaganda against Saudi Arabia and not take action. Ayatollah Khamenei gave the report of the working group on propaganda against American propaganda, and it was decided to somehow block the feet of the American Democratic Party for leverage in the future. The danger of US, French and British invasion against Iran was discussed. The consensus is that the possibility of its occurrence is significant, and the strongest possibility is the invasion of the above triangle, and the weakest possibility is the invasion of the West and the East, followed by the NATO invasion. It was decided to raise the issue and determine the quality of confrontation in the next meeting in the service of Imam.

I advised the Prime Minister [Mr. Mirhossein Mousavi] to accept the trade union council and reduce differences. I arrived home late. They were all asleep.