Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 28, 1986

In the reports, Iraqi propaganda based on the failure of our decisive operation is very much. Before the meeting, I gave a brief explanation about the war to the delegates. There has been a lot of frustration in the parliament regarding the operation and it is not justified for me to speak for them. I am also under severe mental pressure.

The Prime Minister presented the 1966 budget to the parliament and made a speech. In the afternoon Mr. [Mohammed Hasan] Akhtari, our ambassador in Damascus, came with the commander of the army in Lebanon. They gave a report on the results of Iran's mediation in the Amal-Palestinian conflict and requested that the work of mediation continue. They presented a plan to deal with the Israeli forces stationed in Lebanon. I spent the evening reading the reports and completing the backlog of several days of travel.

Mr. [Ahmed] Janati [head of the Islamic Propaganda Organization] came in the first night. He said about the slow payment of the advertising budget in Kurdistan. At night, we were the guests of Ayatollah Mousavi Ardabili with the heads of the forces. In today's meeting, Mr. Prime Minister told the parliament about the mischief of Keihan newspaper in dealing with the issues and in dealing with the budget presented by the government, and it was decided to take action to correct the editors of Keihan. He usually hits in inappropriate situations.

I gave the report of the trip to Qom and Karbala Chahar operation to the meeting and told the future operation plan. The spirit of past hope has become weaker due to recent failure. I arrived home late. I have a severe cold, which I am able to try and work with.