Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 30, 1988

I reached the parliament at seven in the morning. I read the reports until eight o'clock. In the public meeting, I thanked him for repelling a single enemy in Shamiran's horn. The request for a vote of confidence in the Prime Minister was in the order, which finally received 204 votes in favor, 8 votes against, and 5 abstentions out of a total of 217 votes.

Friday imams came from Bakhtran, Bandar Abbas, Mashhad, Rudbar and Qazvin. They raised the uncertainties in the society about the war and the rumor of the intention of peace and consulted about the propaganda policy; Necessary explanations were given.

In the evening, I did the backlog of office work. Mr. [Ahmad[Janty] head of the Islamic Propaganda Organization [arrived. There was a discussion about the war and the concentration of cultural affairs of the armed forces. Mr. Sadiq Khalkhali came. He complained to the Foreign Affairs Commission about the opposition of Mr. [Syed Mahmoud].

At night, the heads of forces had a meeting in my office. There was a discussion about the war and ways to end the war and how to continue the war. We did not reach a decisive conclusion. The announcement of the Supreme War Support Council regarding strengthening the war was spread. At the end of the meeting, we discussed the work of the General Staff with the Prime Minister. I arrived home at twelve o'clock at night. Everyone was asleep. Iraq launched an air attack on Kangan and caused damage. Our defense says it shot down two Iraqi planes.