Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 22, 1986

I was at home. I spent my time studying and doing things on the phone. Asr Ali - Akhwaizadeh - came; I had summoned him from Khuzestan. He reported the meeting and renegotiation with the Americans. I had forbidden him before the action.

I was told that he went to America and negotiated with Reagan about the fall of Saddam. He said that he did not go to America, but rather continued the same line of previous relations and talked with [Oliver] North, a member of the American National Security Council, and Poindexter [one of the architects of America's relationship with Iran], [Albert] Hakim and Sam. It turned out that he brought the Bible with Regan's signature and he did this at the insistence of Mr. Mohsen Rezaei. I paid attention to the consequences of his action and warned him not to repeat the call.

Mr. Ahmad came. He was worried about the consequences of the same meeting we mentioned earlier with Reagan; I told him the new news, he was relieved like me. At the same time, there is a possibility of advertising abuse.

At night, Tayyaba's sister came; For the marriage of his son and daughter who want Imam to marry them. I told Ahmad Agha, they accepted. The wedding was scheduled to take place on Monday.

It was reported that we launched a missile at Baghdad and it hit. They brought the reports from the parliament, I read them. Americans are in a lot of trouble. Thanks to the hostages in Lebanon, the French have finally paid 330 million dollars as the first installment of their debt.