Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 6, 1999

Mr. Sadegh Kharazi, [Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs] came. He expressed concern about the recent insecurities and criticized the performance of the leftists in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, especially Mr. [Mohsen] Aminzadeh, [Deputy for Asia and the Pacific] and Mohammad Sadr, [Deputy for Arabic and African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs], and gave a report on his actions in the field of education and cultural affairs of the Ministry.

Mr. [Mortaza] Bank, Deputy [Administrative and Financial] Minister of Foreign Affairs came. He criticized the differences and the behavior of Mr. Aminzadeh and Mr. Sadr in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and said that the government was inaction and the country's lack of ownership in economic and security matters.

The brotherhood of Muhammad came. They talked about economic issues and plans and family. He said, the thief of his house has not been found yet. Mr. Masih Mohajeri, [the managing director of the Islamic Republic newspaper] came. He criticized last night's statement of the Ministry of Intelligence about the perpetrators of the murders. He considers it to be the result of Mr. Khatami's pressure and this work is harmful to the system, and considering that he considers the responsibility of the murders to lie with the leftist forces supporting Mr. Khatami in the Ministry of Information, he considers these actions to be unjustified and intends to confront the president's policy for the Ministry of Information in some way in the newspaper. He does not trust the people chosen by the president to manage [the Ministry of Information] and considers it harmful to hurt the forces of the revolution.

Mr. Dr. [Hadi] Manafi, who visited Mr. [Ali] Razini, [Chief Justice of Tehran Province], reported that he is not in any danger, but the bone of his right leg was badly broken and there were many shrapnel left in the body, and one shrapnel went near the spinal cord, but the spinal cord was not damaged.

In the current media, there has been a wide coverage of the assassination attempt on Mr. [Ali] Razini, as well as the statement of the Ministry of Information, especially regarding information and murders, and they have spread a wide program for propaganda, and some people are mischievous about the leadership and want to attribute the root of the murders to the leadership. Counter-revolution is very active these days.