Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 15, 1987

We woke up in the middle of the night with the sound of anti-aircraft guns. Later it turned out that a bomb did not fall in Tehran but outside the city. The first meeting of the parliament was held after the end of the Fajr decade.

Before the order, I talked about the massive march of the people on the 22nd of Bahman, especially in the bombed cities. I stayed in the meeting until I breathed. There are many referrals from representatives. The spirits are not bad. The massive presence of people in the march on 22 Bahman has strengthened the morale.

Two people came from the corps and the army. They claimed to have a clue about the lack of Phoenix missiles, but after the investigation, they did not say anything and relied on quotes that could not be followed.

Mr. Mohsen Rezaei and others reported that a Chinese missile hit a MiG-25 in Isfahan and its pilot was captured; It is a good success.

In the evening [Mr. Nomura], the Japanese ambassador came to say goodbye. He also asked about the war and the importance of the Persian Gulf, the situation after Saddam and the UN Secretary General's plan and help to save the hostages in Lebanon. He also brought a computer [= digital] radio as a gift.

The commanders of the naval forces of the IRGC came. They discussed the purchase of advanced frigates and the deployment of existing missiles and asked for more cooperation with the navy. Mr. [Mohammad Hossein] Rezaei, Director General of Hajj, came. He inquired about going to the front, and I told him not to go because of the importance of his job, unless he had an important responsibility related to the war. His son has gone to the front.

Mr. Al-Vairi and Heydari came and brought an offer from a German company for military items. I specified two or three pens to bring as samples and tests.

At night, we had a meeting of the heads of forces in the parliament. For more security, we put the meeting in the downstairs camp. The Prime Minister asked for three billion Tomans for the expenses caused by the bombing of the cities.

Dr. Velayati told the results of the trip to the Council. The Russians are in a deadlock in Afghanistan and they have asked us to help them to prepare the facilities for their exit from Afghanistan, so that the United States does not fill their place and their supporters are not massacred after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union, and the Afghan government is non-committal and in relation to its neighbors.

They had not shown any sensitivity to the issue of Iraq, and understandings have been reached regarding the development of economic relations, including the start of our drilling in the Caspian Sea, the departure of our train to Moscow, the arrival of [the Russian company's aircraft] Airflot to Iran, the arrival of iron smelting and energy experts, etc. The issues of war, schools, Lebanon, and strengthening relations with Syria were also discussed and decided upon.