Mr. [Abbas] Kaabi, a member of the Assembly of Experts from Khuzestan, came to see me. He had suggestions for strengthening the Assembly of Experts and its secretariat, as well as for giving greater attention to the education of seminary students.
Mr. [Abbas] Kaabi, a member of the Assembly of Experts from Khuzestan, came to see me. He had suggestions for strengthening the Assembly of Experts and its secretariat, as well as improving the education of seminary students. His main concerns were the country’s political, cultural, and economic issues. Like some other visitors, he believes the solution lies exclusively in my becoming more active in these areas. I gave him my usual response. Given the importance of preserving the Revolution, I cannot disclose all my reasons, so my explanations do not convince them. He praised my major contributions to the development of Khuzestan.
Mr. [Mostafa] Pourmohammadi, the dismissed deputy minister of Intelligence, also came to see me. He expressed views similar to Mr. Kaabi’s, though with greater knowledge and a more comprehensive understanding of the situation. He, too, asked me to begin by returning to Parliament. I explained the difficulties involved, but he was not convinced either. He said that people in his circles were also working on a plan to bring the left and right factions closer together so that they could present a joint list in the parliamentary elections, with equal numbers of candidates from each side.
Mr. Pourmohammadi criticized the government’s weakness and inefficiency, including in foreign policy. He said that two achievements the government usually cites with pride—the hosting of the [Islamic Conference Organization’s] summit in Tehran and the improvement of relations with Saudi Arabia—had both been prepared by the Construction Government. He added that relations with other neighboring countries, including Turkey, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan, had deteriorated.
My brother, Mohammad, [chairman of the Central Council of the Executives of Construction Party], came to see me. He suggested that I help ensure Mr. Karbaschi’s case was accepted for review by the Supreme Court.
I worked in my office until evening. Today’s media coverage was dominated by reports that a large number of newspaper executives had been summoned to court. Considerable pressure is being brought to bear on the judiciary. Among international news, the intensification of clashes in Kashmir and the arrival of a mediation delegation in Belgrade in the hope of achieving peace were significant developments.
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