Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 3, 1987

I woke up at half past seven in the morning. I got the news. It didn't matter. I heard from the acquisition front, it turned out that we lost a part of last night's captures and we have a part. Because the situation was not clear, we had a problem with the quality of the news notification, whether it was the continuation of the fifth Karbala operation or the seventh Karbala operation. The same situation continued until noon and finally it was decided to advertise anonymously and make the situation of the radio extraordinary.

Ahmad Agha, Dr. Rouhani, Dr. Kharazi and Mohsen Rezaei were consulted in this regard, but the radio acted very poorly. I protested to Mr. [Mohammed Hasan] Zouragh, the political deputy [of the Broadcasting Organization]. He said they informed late. Until two o'clock in the afternoon, I was unhappy with the results of the current war and slept with sadness. At half past three, Mr. Sanjaghi informed that the 41st Tharullah Division had entered the operation with an armored force in the south of the Mahi Canal and had made good progress and had raised the morale and mobility of other units.

Mr. Mousavi Ardabili and Ahmad Agha inquired about the situation of the front by phone. I spoke promisingly. At the end of the night, Mr. Sanjaghi came from the Moghadam camp and told the plan of tonight's operation, but the strong wind and rain will probably prevent the continuation of the war. The terrain of the battlefield is such that rain hinders movement.