Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 23, 1986

I slept for two or three hours. I woke up at six in the morning for prayer and did not sleep again. I wrote the memories and listened to the morning news of Iran, America and England. The American scandal crisis is still going on. I spoke on the phone with Mr. [Ayatollah] Khamenei in Tehran. Regarding Mr. Montazeri's issue, they still haven't reached a conclusion and they still insist on prosecuting Asid Hadi [Hashemi].

In order to justify my absence from Tehran, we decided to travel to Bushehr. Around noon, we came to Bushehr in two planes with a group of companions. We were officially welcomed and settled in the air base. After lunch, we visited the flooded villages around Mund bridge with three helicopters. We sat next to the tents of the flooded residents of Dervish village [in Dashti city]. I talked to the residents. They were satisfied with the help. They also had deficiencies. They said that they were surrounded by floods for four days, until the helicopters of the navy arrived.

At night, I gave a speech to the people at the place of the Friday prayer, and then I spoke with the officials of the city and the province at the governor's office. The important issues of Bushehr are lack of water and sewage. We were guests of the Air Force at night. They informed that today the city of Bakhtran was heavily bombed and other places were also attacked. We have also responded in kind. Due to the delay of the attack, due to the concentration of forces and the extent of the evil of the Iraqis, the people are unhappy but silent.