Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - October 30, 2001 Part 1

Hashemi's account of Ayatollah Khamenei's trip to Isfahan and his words in relation to America 

Mustafa Hashemi Taba's narration of Seyed Ali Khatami's quote for Ayatollah Khamenei's opposition to his continued responsibility in the Physical Education Organization. 

Meeting the officials of the Volleyball Federation and reports on their sports successes, especially in Egypt, and hearing the report of Mohammad Reza Yazdani Khorram 

Full text of the day: 

The leaders went to Isfahan today, and as the pictures show, the welcome was good. Although the reporter [Islamic Republic of Iran (IRNA)] reflected in a report that some of the attendees were students, residents and government workers and were brought by bus, and immediately reported that it would not be used. In his speech, the leader strongly attacked the United States and those who want negotiations and relations with the United States and said that those who say such things are acting against the official policy of the regime and if they want to have government responsibility with this idea, it is forbidden for them. These statements have been widely reflected in the foreign media. 

Mr. [Mustafa] Hashemitaba [head of the Physical Education Organization] came. He reported on his successes in sports and said that Mr. Ali Khatami [the head of the Special Inspection Office of the President] has told him that the leadership is against his continued work at the head of sports and polls show that sports officials are also against it. He does not accept that the leadership is against it and said that the situation of the new government is bad and the government has no spirit and they do not take matters seriously. 

A group of officials from the Volleyball Federation came. They reported on the trip to Egypt and the important match and victory of the volleyball team in the World Cup, in which we became the runner-up [in the youth category] and for the first time our ball sport has gone to the world victory platform. They said that the Egyptian people are very kind to the Iranians and in the matches, they cheered our team, but the officials at the airport delayed and harassed the Iranians. The winning volleyball team and coaches arrived. He gave me a copy of the book, and I gave him a copy of the book. They took a memory photo.