Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - March 24, 2002

Hashemi's Narration of Nazri Food

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Today, Mohammad Zahir, the former king of Afghanistan, was supposed to return to Kabul from Rome, but [Hamid Karzai], [the interim head of the Afghan government], announced that the trip had been delayed for a few days, and then the Italian government officially announced that it had been delayed by a month. Mohammad Zahir's chief of staff said the decision was made by the Italian government, which had hosted him for 29 years and that Afghans were not involved. Previously, it was supposed to be the day of Nowruz in Kabul. It seems that the reason for this delay is the possible problems that will arise for the government of [Hamid] Karzai. Recently, Mohammad Zahir himself said that if the people of Afghanistan want to, he is ready to accept the position of king again.

[Ariel] Sharon, who is in trouble with Amir Abdullah's peace plan and knows that due to the support and preparations of the United States, Europe and Arab leaders for this plan, if it is opposed, the ball will fall into Israel's court and he is responsible for the continuation of the conflicts and violence and the great pressure from his supporters will be directed at him. He knows that he will not be allowed to do so, and therefore he has declared that accepting Amir Abdullah's plan with the current situation is the beginning of Israel's demise, and instead he has proposed a three-stage plan, the first of which is the establishment of complete calm, which means the complete negation of the Intifada, and even prevents [Yasser] Arafat, [the head of the Palestinian Authority] from going to Beirut.

Yesterday, a huge demonstration was held in Paris demanding that Israel stop its pressure on the Palestinian people. At the same time, two major Christian charities in Sweden called for a boycott of Israel by the European Union. Recently, Israel has attacked several journalists, charities and churches in the occupied territories, which has led to the height of negative propaganda against him.  

Yesterday, Pakistani religious groups held a rally in Rawalpindi and demanded that [Pakistan's] President [Pervez] Musharraf end cooperation with the United States, and threatened him, and also opposed Musharraf's referendum to continue his presidency.

The scandal that befell the United States regarding the establishment of a center for fake news and the creation of psychological warfare against its opponents has caused a scandal in the Pentagon and the US State Department, and has led to passivity in the propaganda arena, and the credibility of news originating from the United States has been reduced.

I was at home all day. Aqa Jalal brought the noon meal from the votive food: fava beans. Muhammad [Lahouti] and Ali [Lahouti] also brought and said, "There are so many votive foods that they have brought few applicants."  

Effat reported from Rafsanjan that Ayatollah Seyyed Kazem Akhavan Marashi had been brought from Mashhad to Mehrad Hospital in Tehran. They do not have an empty private room. He wanted me to help them. I had previously told Mr. [Abbas Vaez] Tabasi [the custodian of Astan Quds Razavi] in Mashhad to help him with his treatment, he has undergone prostate surgery and his kidneys have been damaged.

In the evening, Mr. Hamid Lahouti, [Faezeh's wife] came. We discussed the care of [her daughter] Mona and Faezeh's possible trip to Canada to continue her education. There was also talk about the fact that his car left on the way to the dome and that the danger was miraculously removed.  

In Syria and Lebanon, there have been massive demonstrations in support of the Palestinian intifada, and [Sayyed Hassan] Nasrallah, [leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement], has condemned the conciliatory plans of the Arabs. Amr Moussa said in Beirut that if [Israeli Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon comes to Beirut, it is not clear that he will be able to return to Israel. Some Israelis have also said that if Arafat goes to Beirut, it is not clear that he will be allowed to return to Palestine.  

In Peru, because of the arrival of [U.S. President] George W. Bush, they have declared a state of emergency for two days and have banned people from gathering with the military government. At the same time, a crowd demonstrated in front of the presidential palace, and before he entered, six hand grenades exploded.