Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 20, 1988

I was at home. I dealt with war affairs. The enemy has made movements in Mehran and west of Piranshahr, which have been suppressed. One case was bombarded from both sides; We have the electricity facilities of the Dukan dam and Iraq the pump house of Bagh Malik.

The [United Nations] Security Council asked both sides to exercise restraint until the formalization of the ceasefire. Mr. Ali [Falahian] Deputy Minister of Information] came and brought the result of the inspection of the failure in Mehran, which blames the army and the IRGC, and there was a discussion about the inspection of the command. A verdict was issued in his name.

Mr. Mousavi brought Zadegan, the Deputy Minister of [Information], who had a message from the Americans. In order to reach official relations with Iran, they are willing to provide both our weapons needs and our demands, and to try to make Iraq known as an aggressor. I said to work on the third one for now, if they are honest we will talk about other cases and for now it is not advisable to have any official contact with them. It is not known if they are honest and they are also afraid of us creating a political scandal for them during their elections. In the afternoon, our relatives were our guests.

Imam's detailed message about Hajj and the anniversary of the bloody disaster in Mecca was read in the news today. It is very strong and full of content, and they brought interesting material about the acceptance of the Security Council resolution and took responsibility. I and Efat Kasi cried. Many people must have cried and to some extent it will stop the reaction of angry and upset people.

I spoke with [Oil Minister] Gholamreza [Aghazadeh] about the damage to the oil facilities yesterday and today; It is not enough. Iraq wants to solve the fuel problem for us.

Mr. Mohsen Rezaei came in the evening. is sad He cried a little. I consoled him. is ready to resign; I told him to stay in his position. It was decided that he will have a TV interview tomorrow to deny the rumors of his arrest and to boost the morale of the IRGC children. He suggested that we withdraw from Zayd in Iraq; I accepted There is a possibility of an enemy attack.

Mr. [Siros] Naseri informed that ten UN officials will leave for Iran tomorrow, and the statement of the Security Council regarding the Airbus crash has also been issued. Timsar Shahbazi came; He has an opinion against the dissolution of the Joint Staff.