Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 20, 1986

Mr. Velayati announced early in the morning that the Syrian Foreign Minister will enter Iran today and he has a message for us and wants to see the heads of forces. Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Hadi came and reported on the OPEC negotiations in Geneva. He believes that there is an agreement on reducing the level of oil production and the discussion is on its amount. I gave one hundred dollars to each of Tahira's parents and sister-in-law to use on their trip to Saudi Arabia.

Iraq sank a ship in the anchorage last night. Mr. [Ali] Shamkhani came. He gave a report on the situation of the fronts and asked for the dispatch of more troops and reinforcement of artillery and reinforcement of engineering. At night, the foreign minister of Syria came to meet. His message was the severe financial weakness of Syria and he wanted help. He said that out of the aid that Arab countries were supposed to give to Syria, only Saudi Arabia gives five hundred million dollars annually and the others do not.

Mr. Ahmad came. It was emphasized about the prime minister's explosion case that has been implemented and the need to emphasize the right and justice without political positions. We also negotiated about the Islamic Azad University, which is opposed by university extremists and should be supported.

Fortunately, the long wait for the fateful operation ended with the successful operation of Wal-Fajr Hasht and the crossing of Arvand and the capture of Faw and the severance of Iraq's connection with the Persian Gulf and the confinement of the remaining Iraqi naval forces in Umm al-Qasr. The year 1964 has a good end, although this operation did not reach all its goals, which can be an example of the promised operation to end the war. I humbly thank you for God's blessings to record the events of the year.