Diaries of the year 2003 | عبدی مدیا

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 20, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 18, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 17, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 16, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 15, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 14, 2003

Mr. Hossein Mahlouji said, approving the twenty-year vision by the Expediency Discernment Council of the System is an important task and reminds one of Iran 1400 and your great Islamic civilization, but with this management situation, it will not be implemented. / Mr. Ahmad Borqani [Farahani], a member of parliament, said, some people are considering proposing a plan to prevent the signing of the Additional Protocol.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 13, 2003

Mr. Kiumars Abouei, one of the managers of anti-drug efforts, said that the occupiers in Afghanistan promote poppy cultivation and have no opposition to it. British experts have explicitly told him that preventing drug production in Afghanistan is detrimental to the Westerners, because with the existing demand, it is transferred to places like Thailand and Colombia, which creates problems for the West.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 12, 2003

Dr. Rouhani said that we have answered most of the 24 questions from the nuclear agency, but they are not convinced. They have also presented other demands. ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has also recently made an implicit threat. The Europeans still have not agreed to send anyone for negotiations. China and Russia are also saying to fully implement the resolution, otherwise there is the risk of going to the UN Security Council, which is not advisable. The government delegation is also concerned. They have increased the pressure on Mr. Khatami, the President, to accept.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 11, 2003

Completion of the twenty-year vision in the Assembly: this is the first development document that defines the distant horizon / In the domestic media, the awarding of the Nobel Prize to Ms. Shirin Ebadi has wide coverage. A conflict has also emerged between the liberals and the values-oriented...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 10, 2003

Hassan Khomeini's account of Hossein Khomeini's recent actions and his relationship with Ayad Jamal; Announcement of Hossein Khomeini's readiness to return to Iran if provided by the leadership office / Reactions to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Shirin Ebadi

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 9, 2003

Khalid Meshaal said about the possibility of Arafat and Sheikh Ahmed Yassin being killed / Chechen elections and Russia's conflict with the US and Europe: the victory of the pro-Russian candidate in the presidential elections in Chechnya, the US called the Chechen elections unhealthy, Russia's sharp reaction... / The withdrawal of American forces from Haditha following repeated attacks; Massive demonstrations by supporters of Moqtada Sadr following the attack on his office

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 8, 2003

The attack on the office of Ali Younis, the Minister of Information / the killing of Azam Tariq, the leader of Sipah Sahaba Pakistan, along with several others, has caused a riot by his followers. They have caused damage and insulted Iran

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 7, 2003

The Combatant Clergy Association discussed the parliamentary elections at its meeting. Some believe that it would be better for the Combatant Clergy not to openly participate in presenting a list, while others believe the opposite. / The failure to approve the proposed European Union constitution at the Italian summit has left them confused.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 6, 2003

Dr. Salehi, Iran’s representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that negotiations with the IAEA delegation are progressing well and criticized the lack of coordination among the relevant bodies. / At Mr. Khamenei’s office, there was a meeting of the heads of the three branches of government. He advised them on coordination and solidarity among the leaders, avoiding expressing differences in public, and preventing tensions during the elections in the face of external threats.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 5, 2003

Mr. Alizadeh, head of the Tehran judiciary, criticized the performance of Mr. Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran prosecutor, and Mr. Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, head of the judiciary; particularly regarding the cases of Zahra Kazemi and Mohsen Sazegara. He said that Sazegara would be released / A report has been published in the American media that Hossein Khomeini met with Reza Pahlavi and encouraged him to fight, and said that the people of Iran consider him an alternative to the regime...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 4, 2003

In the session of the Expediency Council, the twenty-year vision of the country was discussed. Its generalities were approved. Previously, in the constructive government, the "Great Islamic Civilization for Iran " plan was supposed to be approved, but the reform government kept it silent, and now its incomplete form is being discussed...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 3, 2003

David Kay, the head of the American inspectors, presented his preliminary report to the U.S. Congress after three months of work in Iraq with 1,400 personnel; a report that has poured cold water on the White House, as it says that so far no weapons of mass destruction have been found.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 2, 2003

I was working at the Koushk office. At night, Faizeh came to the house and gave an explanation about their seminar. Despite my opposition, she said that she had been accepted at the University of [Birmingham] in England. Mr. [Mohammad] Ali-Akbari came to continue providing energy. I have not reached any conclusion from the previous meeting; he insists on [going] with me for

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 1, 2003

At the Leader’s Office, there was a consultative meeting on nuclear issues. He agreed that, under certain conditions, the protocol could be signed and effectively implemented, but he opposed suspending enrichment activities, which is what the International Atomic Energy Agency and Europe, the United States, and Russia are seeking. Messrs. Rouhani, Kharrazi, and Khatami called for a temporary suspension. Dr. Rouhani was proposed to travel to Europe for negotiations, but my view is that someone should come from there and negotiations should be held in Iran.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 30, 2003

In a meeting with the Leader; decision on the Additional Protocol and preparedness for possible problems / Syria’s First Vice President is concerned about Iraq becoming federal and the constitution being drafted based on the current situation, and is dissatisfied that Arab countries have not opposed the Governing Council

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 29, 2003

Karbasschi’s collaboration with the Great Islamic Encyclopedia and threats from unidentified individuals/ The United States called for negotiations with Iran, Europe asked Iran to accept the Additional Protocol and halt enrichment

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 28, 2003

Mohsen, the chairman of the board and CEO of the Metro Company, came and said that he had decided to resign from managing the Tehran Metro because he disagreed with the monorail plans of Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the new mayor.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 27, 2003

Hossein Khomeini, the son of Aqa Mostafa who has gone to America, spoke against Iran at a meeting held by hardline conservatives and said that religious rule should not continue and that if the solution is limited to U.S. intervention, the Iranian people will accept it!

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 26, 2003

The United Nations announced that it is withdrawing its non-Iraqi personnel from Iraq due to the lack of security, which has angered the United States / The arrest of two members of the Guantanamo prison guard force in the United States has caused a stir / In Japan, two powerful earthquakes occurred within an hour, with a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale ...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 25, 2003

Mr. Khatami came to my office in Koushk. We also agreed regarding the nuclear issues that we should pursue the proposal of the three countries, Britain, France, and Germany. I advised him not to think about stepping down and to continue his work...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 24, 2003

Chirac also asked Iran to make its nuclear issues transparent by signing the Additional Protocol, and acknowledged that the peaceful use of nuclear technology is Iran's right. At the same time, Mr. [Ali Akbar] Salehi, Iran's representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, announced that Iran was reducing its cooperation with the Agency to the level required by the NPT.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 23, 2003

Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, in his opening speech condemned America's unilateralism on the global stage and the use of force without UN authorization, and described Iran as a victim of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Bush defended the occupation of Iraq and said that it would not be possible to hand over the administration of Iraq to the Iraqi people so soon, and accused Iran of trying to build nuclear weapons....

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 22, 2003

Ayatollah Montazeri called for restoring relations with the United States/ Attacks on American forces in Baghdad, Samarra, and Baqubah, and demonstrations against the British in Basra/ The Taliban claimed to have captured four cities in Afghanistan

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 21, 2003

Some Western newspapers have written that Saddam, through intermediaries, has entered into negotiations with the Americans to surrender, go into exile in Belarus, and provide information about weapons of mass destruction.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 20, 2003

Mr. Aghazadeh gave the report on the negotiations with ElBaradei as well as the Agency's new proposal. He has asked for an explanation regarding the origin of the enrichment machines [= centrifuges], the people who manufactured them, and the conversion into metallic uranium. I said that he should respond that cooperation would be provided within the framework of the NPT, and also pursue cooperation with the three countries, Germany, France, and Britain, based on their proposal with modifications.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 19, 2003

At the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, another fiasco occurred, and under U.S. pressure, the Arab countries withdrew the resolution they had submitted to compel Israel to join the NPT, and instead, a watered-down statement was issued/ Edward Kennedy, the brother of a former U.S. president and the senator from Massachusetts, launched a sharp attack on Bush's warmongering policy and said that he had damaged America's reputation and undermined its credibility.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 18, 2003

In Iraq, in several operations, a number of the occupiers have been killed and wounded, and once again the Kirkuk-to-Ceyhan oil pipeline has been blown up, and there are reports that Saddam is seriously ill...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 17, 2003

George Bush has ordered the drafting of a plan for economic sanctions against Iran / We went to inspect the under-construction Bafq-Mashhad railway—which had been started during the Reconstruction era. We visited a station and the 2,400-meter tunnel in the Khomari Heights, near Torbat Heydarieh. The project is scheduled to become operational by the end of next year.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 16, 2003

Today, with the attack on the railway line in Iraq during the passage of a train carrying American military personnel, a new chapter in the struggle against the occupiers began, and multiple operations were carried out against them. In the UN Security Council, the United States intervened to veto the Arab-proposed resolution on preventing the expulsion of Yasser Arafat, the President of the Palestinian Authority.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 15, 2003

The account of Sayed Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim's children of the moments of Sayed Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim's assassination / ‘Shiite figures have no hope of continuing to live.’

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 14, 2003

The discussion of the Board of Governors' resolution against Iran is heated in domestic and foreign media. Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, and Mohamed ElBaradei, the Director General of the Agency, have said that if Iran does not accept, the matter will go to the UN Security Council.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 13, 2003

At the Leader's office, there was a consultative meeting to find a solution to the IAEA Board of Governors' resolution, with the same individuals as in the previous meetings. The possibility of accepting the resolution or completely rejecting it was discussed, and a middle-ground solution was chosen: to protest the resolution, cooperate within the limits of the NPT, and continue negotiations.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 12, 2003

After several days of discussion in Vienna, it was announced tonight that the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency has approved the resolution proposed by Japan, Australia, and Canada by consensus and without a vote. Iran's representative, Mr. Ali Akbar Salehi, left the meeting in protest and, in an interview...

رادیو اسراییل، روی جمله‌ای‌ که دیروز در مسابقات قرآنی‌ گفته بودم‌ که آمریکا به قصد محاصره ایران به منطقه لشکر کشید، ولی اکنون خودآمریکا آسيب‌پذير و در محاصره ایران است، مانور می‌دهد.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 11, 2003

Israel Radio is dwelling on a statement I made yesterday at the Quranic competitions, that America deployed its forces to the region with the intention of besieging Iran, but now America itself is vulnerable and under siege by Iran.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 10, 2003

At the request of the Assembly of Experts, we returned by metro. They were impressed by the grandeur and order of the metro. / In Vienna, at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, discussions regarding Iran's nuclear programs continue...

در آژانس‌ بين‌المللی انرژی هسته‌ای، بحث در مورد ایران ادامه داشت و آقای علی‌ اکبر صالحی، نماینده ایران، تهدید کرد که اگر سختگیری بی‌مورد شود، ممکن است نتیجه برعكس باشد و آژانس از همکاری ایران محروم شود. آفريقاي جنوبی، قطعنامه‌ای ارایه داده که از ایران خواسته است، سریع‌تر پروتکل الحاقي را بپذیرد و برنامه‌های هسته‌ای خود را شفاف نماید. آمریکا هم درصدد [تصویب] چنین قطعنامه‌ای است.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 9, 2003

At the International Atomic Energy Agency, discussions regarding Iran continued, and Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran's representative, threatened that if unnecessary pressure was applied, the result could be counterproductive, and the Agency might be deprived of Iran's cooperation . South Africa submitted a draft resolution calling on Iran to expedite its cooperation .

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 8, 2003

In Vienna, at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the discussion about Iran's nuclear program is heated, and the US is trying to have at least one resolution issued against Iran; although they have backed down from referring Iran's case to the UN Security Council due to the opposition of the Non-Aligned Movement. Dr. Hassan Rouhani says...

شیخ اکبر به او میگوید خودش رسیدگی میکند! و از بررسی نتیجه او هم خبری نیست.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 7, 2003

In Iraq, the Americans have accepted that the security of Najaf city be the responsibility of the Badr Corps. The primary responsibility in Karbala and Najaf has been assigned to Polish forces so that the US is not involved. At Baghdad airport, shortly before the presence of Donald Rumsfeld, the US Secretary of Defense, two missiles were fired at a military transport aircraft that was taking off, but they did not hit their target

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 6, 2003

This morning, for the opening of the Quranic competition program held throughout the IRGC Ground Forces, I left home for the IRGC Headquarters. 10,000 people participated, and 600 reached the finals. Sardar Aziz Jafari, the commander of the IRGC Ground Forces, gave a welcome speech.

بخشی از روزنوشت اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی در يكشنبه ۴ اسفند ۱۳۸۱

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 5, 2003

In Iraq, the shrine of Hazrat Ali (AS) is still closed after the explosion. Last night, shots were fired around the shrine and explosives were discovered. Shots were fired around the shrine and a mosque in the northeast of Baghdad was also attacked. It seems that the devils are plotting Shia and Sunni war