Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 10, 1986

I woke up at dawn. After the morning prayer, I followed the news of the operation. It turned out that the ground force [army] did nothing and retreated with a number of casualties. The IRGC's Najaf base has captured Umm Rasas Island and Khatam Ik base has passed through Arvand with power and has broken the Iraqi defense lines in several axes and has successfully secured the objectives of the first phase and captured the city of Faw. The IRGC air base has also taken most of its targets.

Crossing Arundrud and breaking the enemy's defense lines and fortifications is one of the miraculous deeds in war. The weather is sometimes cloudy and the enemy still seems to have not understood the main purpose of the attacks. In the announcements we made, we tried to keep the target a secret from the enemy. The enemy's defense and even the air defense today was weak and they admitted that we have crossed the water. We informed Tehran to become Kuwait's courier and tell the governors of Kuwait that they should protect the Bubiyan Island so that Iraq does not occupy it. If Iraq deploys forces on Bubiyan Island, the work of our forces in Iraq will be difficult. They came from Khatam camps one and two and explained. Some axes have the nature of support or deception.

The ground forces of the army are determined to act again tonight on the island of Bovarin. Even if it doesn't succeed, the breath of action will be useful to support the main operation that is in FAV. Before going to sleep [report] I got the latest situation of the battlefields. Khatam 1 - Army - moves forward and builds fortifications in the west of Arvandrud, and Khatam 2 - Army - engages and intends to advance on Bowarin Island. Haj Ahmad Agha asked the situation of the front; I said that in the main point, we have progressed well.