Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 2, 1991

I reached my office at half past seven. Dr. Velayati came at around nine o'clock in the morning and gave a report on the negotiations with the Iraqis, Yemenis, and Algerians. [Mr. Ahmed Ghazali], Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria came. He spoke about the necessity of mobilization for the ceasefire and complained about Iraq's inflexibility regarding the withdrawal from Kuwait. He knew the solution in Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait.

Mr. Saadoun Hammadi, [Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq] came; It was a private meeting. I asked about the situation in Iraq. He said there are many damages. The Iraqi Air Force has lost its efficiency. The ground forces were not harmed and between 5 and 10 thousand people were killed. He said that they have decided to resist until the end. He believed that they would finally defeat America.

He asked for help for medicine, food, weapons and technical facilities, and permission for other people's aid to pass through Iran. Regarding the food and medicine aid, I said that we will continue based on the previous announcement. I postponed the response of other aid for investigation and I sent a message to Saddam that our opinion is that in the war, they will finally reach a stalemate and it is advisable for him to accept the principle of leaving Kuwait under conditions that would allow movement for a ceasefire and that

It is not right to cause so much damage to the people and resources of Iraq. He was not in favor of holding a meeting of the Islamic Conference Organization. He thought that the decision of the conference was not in favor of Iraq.

A group of freedmen came on the occasion of Bahman 13, the day of freedmen and veterans. I spoke to them. The Yemeni delegation [headed by Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Dali, Minister of Foreign Affairs], came to find a solution to end the war and expressed concern about the possibility of not paying attention to Iran and Yemen in the regional security plan.

I went to Hosseiniyeh Irshad for the opening speech of the [eighth cycle] of the [recitation and memorization] of the Holy Quran. In the evening Mr. Mohsen Rezaei, [Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC] came. expressed opinions about the future of Iraq. The Supreme National Security Council had a meeting. The crisis situation in the region was investigated. For the future of Iraq, detailed negotiations were held, but the discussion remained unfinished. There is a high probability that the war will be prolonged, in which case it will be a problem for America, Iraq and the countries of the south of the Persian Gulf.

There has been a flood in the Sistan region due to the overflowing of the Hirmand river. Requests were made for helicopters and other aid. I came home The wife of Mr. [Abd al-Majid] Maadikhah came and told how the officers of the special [Clergy] court treated the house.