Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 20, 1986

I came to the parliament on time. I did not go to the public meeting to follow up the war issues. Mr. Jamali and Mr. Rezaei informed that last night for the second time we reached the height overlooking Mehran and also the height of 2519 Haj Imran. I emphasized on strengthening the defense lines with the help of the IRGC, especially Qasr Shirin and Khorramshahr, which are under threat.

Mr. [Ali] Aghamohammadi, who is responsible for the follow-up of the Ramadan camp for operations inside Iraq, came and gave a report on the situation of the Iraqi groups and the problem of managing them and the weakness of their relations with the relevant authorities, and we decided on the principles of future actions and determining the policy.

Mr. Yusufpour came. He brought the important domestic goals of Iraq in the oil and power sectors. The representatives of Ilam came and informed that the occupations of yesterday have been taken back by Iraq today. I asked Mr. Rezaei, he did not know. I negotiated with Mr. Rezaei and Ahmad Agha about the text of the IRGC's letter and the answer regarding the formation of the headquarters of the IRGC's three forces and the need for council regulations for them.

I spoke with Dr. Rouhani about the prosecution of war issues over the phone. Because of the Mehran issues and the propaganda that Iraq has launched and the weakness of our forces in the withdrawal, I am sorry. In the afternoon, Mr. Javad Masdar al-Ahmor came. He is a friend of Doran Talabgi and an employee of Saderat Bank. Recently, he was dismissed from the position of head of legal affairs of the bank and was given the post of special inspector. He complained and asked for help.

Mr. Saneipour and a group of oil industry managers came. They told about the situation of the oil industry and used the passive defense program to protect the oil industry. In the evening, I spoke to the representatives about the war and especially the situation in Mehran. I adjusted some of the concerns.

I went to the meeting of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. The statute of academic jihad was in order. We were guests of Mr. [Ayatollah] Khamenei at Iftar with the community of educators [Qom University] and members of the Shura.

After breaking the fast, we had a meeting with the community of teachers. They were worried about the war situation and the army and the IRGC. After Mr. Sayad Shirazi's meeting with them, they thought of negotiating with me, which led to this meeting. I arrived home at eleven o'clock at night.