Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 29, 1987

I was in the public session of the parliament until half past ten in the morning. In the afternoon, the members of the defense and program and budget commissions came. They talked about military expenditures, armed forces, war, military purchases and their control and appealed for the exercise of the right of supervision. In the evening, the marching warriors from the front to Jamaran - who have walked for 19 days to Tehran - came to the parliament. I gave a speech to them.

Mr. [Mohiuddin] Fazel Harandi [representative of the deputy leadership in the Islamic Associations of Iranian Students Abroad] came and reported on his trip to European countries to rebel against the students. They complained that Ayatollah Montazeri said in a meeting that [he] is not my representative. Admiral Malekzadegan [Army Navy Commander] came. He complained that the IRGC Navy does not consider them much in operations. I emphasized the protection of ships and vessels.

Mr. Mohsen Rezaei and Hassan Rouhani came. Future operations were discussed. They consulted about the missile attack on Baghdad, in contrast to today's Iraqi attack on Parchin on the outskirts of Tehran - which caused little damage - and the air attack on the Neka power plant, which caused damage. Ahmad Agha agreed over the phone, but the Prime Minister does not agree and is worried. Hitting missiles at Baghdad will lead to tanker war.

Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Hadi came to pursue the proposal to form a high-level committee to collect documents of Iraq's aggressor status. I worked in my office until half past eight. I came home at night. I saw a TV program until 10:30, which was a report about the city of Bafaq.