Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 7, 1998

As usual every dawn, I woke up at four o'clock with the sound of the alarm clock. Until five o'clock in the morning, he read the Qur'an and prayed. Kazem heated the food, we ate breakfast together. Chastity does not fast because of boredom. After the morning prayer, I slept until half past eight.

I went to my office. Mr. [Gholam Ali] Kiani, CEO of Sased [= Defense Industries Organization] came. The report on the status of the military industry and the ground test of the 1350 km missile engine gave a copy of North Korea's ScudE, which was performed with 85 seconds of fuel time, and the next test is performed with 106 seconds on the ground, which is the time required to fly to the outer atmosphere; It is the last ground test.

Recently, the United States spread the news of this Iranian test citing and through satellites or satellite photos, and Mr. Kayani also believes that the United States was aware of this test through that or through other spy agents. After the missile launch test, we will proceed to the next range, which is 2600 km. He asked me to visit the production line.

He said, now this technology, from design to production, is completely our own and only some parts or materials are imported. He owes these successes to my unreserved support. He said, despite the American pressure on Russia and China, they have no problem cooperating with them. In order to receive their own credits, which the Program and Budget Organization is strict about, they applied.

Dr. Seyed Mohammad Hossein Rouhani came. He appreciated my previous order to the Ministry of Education for a loan to him for the publication of his works, which was implemented, and praised the government's programs for building and popularizing people, and gave hints about filling the cultural void, and asked for help for a trip to London and identifying important books of the day. He gave an opinion about the noble verse "La Taquluwa Ra'ena".

The assembly of representatives of Fars province came. They appreciated the construction program and expressed concern about the stagnation of construction, especially considering the 2017 budget and worse, the drop in oil prices, which cannot be implemented. They were especially upset about the closure of the Shiraz-Takht Jamshid railway construction project, which was started with my help.

In the evening Mr. [Abdullah] Nouri, [Minister of the Interior] came. from the country's inspection organization and gave a report of their extremism against deserving managers and filed a case against Mr. [Mohsen] Nourbakhsh, [Hossein] Mahlouji, [Mohammedreza] Nematzadeh, etc. Iftar, my bodyguards and their family members were my guests. After breaking the fast, I spoke to them. I came home at eight in the evening.