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Listen | Harvard Oral History | Part Two of Mohammad Derakhshesh

Mohammad Derakhshesh (1916–2005), a founding member of the Teachers' Association, representative of the 18th National Consultative Assembly, and Minister of Culture in Amini's cabinet (1961–1962), produced by Habib Lajevardi. Listen unfiltered on the Abdi Media Castbox.

Listen | Part Ten | The book "The Birth of Israel" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam.

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New Note by Zarif Titled "The Flight of the Iranian Simorgh": The Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Presidents of Iran and the U.S. Has Opened an Exceptional Window for Diplomacy.

If a final agreement is not reached, economic recovery will be difficult, and the possibility of unrest or aggression cannot be ruled out.    

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 3, 2003

Mehdi, the CEO of the Fuel Consumption Optimization Organization, said that after a period of delay, the Japanese have officially submitted their price proposal for implementing the Azadegan oil field project, which is very expensive .

Greetings to the Head of the Supreme National Security Council.

Does the Supreme National Security Council, even if it has a resolution with absolute votes, and even if it were to pass it with the utmost independence

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 19, 1981

At seven o'clock in the morning, I attended the Presidium meeting. I arrived eight minutes late and was fined eighty Tomans. The reason for the delay is that I take the children along and drop them off at school and their workplaces, and there is no choice.

Listen | In Other Words Plus 54 | Will Julian Assange's Case Finally Come to an End? A Conversation with Stella Assange.

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Listen | Harvard Oral History | Part One of Mohammad Derakhshesh's Memoirs

Mohammad Derakhshesh (1916–2005), a founding member of the Teachers' Association, representative of the 18th National Consultative Assembly, and Minister of Culture in Amini's cabinet (1961–1962), produced by Habib Lajevardi. Listen unfiltered on the Abdi Media Castbox.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 18, 1981

We had a Bylaws Committee meeting. At noon, I went to my office. After prayers, representatives who had gone to Shiraz on behalf of Parliament—to investigate the causes of the conflict between the Khuzestanis and Shirazis—came and gave a report.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 17, 1981

Early in the morning, Colonel Vahid [Dastjerdi] came and gave a report on the work of the police (Shahrbani) and new appointments, and I raised the objections being made against him—especially regarding the replacement of the chief of Karaj police (Shahrbani) and the head of the Karaj academy, and the fact that the line of liberalism is sometimes seen.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 16, 1981

At eight o'clock in the morning, I went to Parliament. After reviewing the reports, Mr. Latif Safari, the representative of Eslamabad-e Gharb, came to my office and spoke at length about issues there.

Do you remember the question I asked before the Trump presidential election and its attachments?

At the same time, I had planned very cautiously and with possible caveats

Twitter responses on August 2

Listen | Part Nine | The book "The Birth of Israel" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam.

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Is giving a job to someone who is part of the collective memory of Iranians, among all these jobs and official houses you have, not enough for you, Bashu?

Hamshahri newspaper has addressed the question in a video file of why no audio or video file of the third Supreme Leader has been released so far.

 Friends and colleagues at Hamshahri should also solve this equation: why is no live signature or handwritten note of the third Supreme Leader being published? Why is it typed or an electronic signature?

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 2, 2003

Another audio tape with the voice of Saddam has been broadcast on Al Jazeera television . For several days, a rumor has been circulating that Seyyed Hussein Khomeini, the son of Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa and grandson of Imam Khomeini, has gone to Iraq and is seeking to fight against the system of Iran .

News and warnings and threats come from all sides, but they say that man in Tehran has gone about his daily routine and shown no sign of concern—what is really going on?

Did it become aerial...terrestrial?

Twitter responses on August 1

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 15, 1981

An open session was held, and the preparations for conducting the by-election were completed. Completing Parliament is necessary; the Ministry of Interior must make haste.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 14, 1981

I went to Parliament. We had an open session and [discussed] the double-urgency motion to amend the Election Law; the first round of elections whose candidates had not made it to Parliament was annulled due to [existing] flaws in the continuation of that election.

Listen | In Other Words Plus 53 | From Military Marches to the Most Enduring Love Songs: A Conversation with Ali Akbar Delbari.

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Saeed Hajjarian's narrative of "infiltration," "the hole," and "the spy."

Saeed Hajjarian's narrative of "infiltration," "the hole," and "the spy" 

The previous remarks of the Supreme Leader's representative in Gilan province and the Friday prayer leader of Rasht, do you remember?

This is also his appreciation of the judiciary for beginning the implementation of the punishments of deprivation of the right to life (execution).

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 1, 2003

The U.S. has predicted that Saddam Hussein will soon be captured. / The Lebanese President has opposed sending troops to Iraq. / Jordan has agreed to grant asylum to Saddam's two daughters, Rana and Raghad, along with their nine children.

Listen | Part Eight | The book "The Birth of Israel" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam

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Listen | Part Seven | The book "The Birth of Israel" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam .

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Listen | In Other Words Plus 52 | Peace with the Taliban or Preserving the Republic? A Conversation with Abdol Rashid Dostum.

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Listen | Harvard Oral History | Part Four of the Memoirs of Lieutenant General Seyyed Sadegh Amirazizi

Memoirs of Lieutenant General Seyyed Sadegh Amirazizi (1904-1992), Commander of the Gendarmerie of the Country (1958), Minister of Interior.

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 31, 2003

Mr. Bush, the U.S. President, took responsibility for the false statements regarding Iraq's purchase of uranium from Niger and moderated his tone regarding Iran. American newspapers are discussing the possibility of a peaceful resolution of issues with Iran and the possibility of selecting James Baker, the former U.S. Secretary of State, for negotiations with Iran

Listen | Part Six | The book "The Birth of Israel" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam.

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Listen | Harvard Oral History | Part Three of the Memoirs of Lieutenant General Seyyed Sadegh Amirazizi

Memoirs of Lieutenant General Seyyed Sadegh Amirazizi (1904-1992), Commander of the Gendarmerie of the Country (1958), Minister of Interior 

Listen | Part Five | The book "The Birth of Israel" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam.

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 13, 1981

Early in the morning, Mrs. Dr. Mansourian—whose husband's property has been seized and who is in Paris—had come and was asking for help to resolve the problem. Her appeal court remains pending.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 12, 1981

I was at work from early morning. At 7:00 AM we had a Presidium meeting, and at seven thirty we had an open session. After the session, visitors came.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 11, 1981

We did not have an open session. From nine in the morning until twelve thirty, I attended the Bylaws Committee. I was fasting, so lunchtime was saved.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 10, 1981

Early in the morning, Mr. Mohsen Tabatabaei came. He complained that a finance inspector had raised a tax objection against him regarding a transaction in the year fifty-six and was demanding a sum of money from him.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 9, 1981

Around nine o'clock in the morning, I went to Parliament. After studying the reports, Mr. Heidari, the representative of Bushehr, came and spoke of the disorders of the oil company on Kharg Island.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 8, 1981

Early in the morning, Effat had an argument, continuing last night's conversation. I left the house angrily. The problem is that she is devoted to the Revolution, and during the day in her meetings and encounters—where the country's shortages are criticized and she cannot defend [the situation] well—she gets upset.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 7, 1981

The open session of Parliament finished approving the two-twelfths budget. Due to the prolonged discussions, the representatives were exhausted, and presiding over Parliament was difficult; because of a fragile quorum, the session repeatedly lost its quorum.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 6, 1981

First thing in the morning, I went to Parliament to continue Parliament's work on the two-twelfths budget. On the issue of the budget, Engineer [Ezzatollah] Sahabi, Foad Karimi, and others spoke.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 5, 1981

Today, the first open session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in the new year was held. The two-twelfths budget was under consideration. We spent five hours on it. Proponents and opponents spoke.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 4, 1981

At eight o'clock, I went to Parliament. I studied the reports. Several former retired ambassadors came and complained about the Reconstruction Bill, which condemned former ambassadors to dismissal.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 3, 1981

This morning, news was received of the failure of the coup in Thailand. In Lebanon, the Zionists, imperialism, and the Kataeb [Phalangist] Party have committed atrocities, and a large number of people have been killed and wounded.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 2, 1981

Heavy snow fell last night, and the trees are completely covered in snow, and the weather is cold as well. I hope there hasn't been any frost damage; there is a possibility of frost damage to the tree fruits.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 1, 1981

oday was a holiday; I did not leave the house. Heavy rain fell and disrupted the march. At nine o'clock in the morning, Ahmad Aqa Khomeini called.

Twitter responses on July 30

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 30, 2003

Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi Foreign Minister, has traveled to the United States to obtain the detailed congressional report regarding the Saudi government's alleged involvement in the September 11 attacks. George W. Bush rejected the proposal to declassify it

Listen | In Other Words Plus 51 | A Different Narrative of August 19 and Relations with America: A Conversation with Ardeshir Zahedi

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Listen | Harvard Oral History | Part Two of the Memoirs of Lieutenant General Seyyed Sadegh Amirazizi

Memoirs of Lieutenant General Seyyed Sadegh Amirazizi (1904-1992), Commander of the Gendarmerie of the Country (1958), Minister of Interior 

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 31, 1981

First thing in the morning, I wrote yesterday's diary entries and prepared a message for the [Islamic Unity] seminar of university and school students of Kerman Province.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 30, 1981

First thing in the morning, I worked a bit on completing the article "Nahj al-Balagha and Politics" and then went to Parliament. After studying the reports and signing letters, I prepared a response to the letter from the Speaker of the Algerian Parliament, Rabah Bitat, and invited him to Iran.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 29, 1981

 We were scheduled to hold an open session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. First thing in the morning, the Presiding Board convened, but the number of present representatives did not reach the quorum of one hundred and eighty, and we were unable to hold an official open session; we discussed the war zones informally.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 28, 1981

At eight-thirty in the morning, together with Mr. Khamenei, we went to visit the Imam. At the Imam's office, we met Dr. [Ebrahim] Yazdi and the governors of Ilam and Hamadan. 

Twitter responses on July 28

Alert - Be cautious about entering this system, opening its SMS link, and entering your information in it.

The Cyber Police (FATA) and the Information Technology Center of the Judiciary should also inform the public and be vigilant about the monitoring and collection of information and malicious activities conducted under the guise of the judiciary's national portal. Please inform the public. 

Twitter responses on July 29

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 29, 2003

In the evening, we had a meeting with Mr. Khatami, Mr. Rouhani, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, and Mr. Shamkhani in the presence of the Supreme Leader regarding nuclear issues, the Additional Protocol, the final objectives of the negotiations, and clarification. / At night, the Supreme Leader criticized the meeting today of the Assembly of Experts' investigative commission with him and said that they had divided the questions among themselves

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 27, 1981

Today I did not leave the house and did not have many meetings. First, a few relatives came. One was from the inspection department of the Ministry of Agriculture. I made some inquiries into the situation at the ministry.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 26, 1981

First thing in the morning, I helped Effat answer the interview for Rah-e Zeynab [magazine]. I gave several reminders to Mr. [Ali] Larijani, Managing Director of IRIB [Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting], and thanked him for broadcasting certain programs. It was agreed that the producers should be thanked. 

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 25, 1981

Mr. Mehdi Salamat complained about the weak management of Engineer Salour, the managing director of Zarand Coal Mines, and particularly about the transfer of staff from Kerman to Zarand; it must be investigated.

The incredible surge in the US dollar price from 2018 to the present.

At one point, each dollar was about 5,500 tomans; today, it has reached about 190,000 tomans. 

Listen | Harvard Oral History | Part One of the Memoirs of Lieutenant General Seyyed Sadegh Amirazizi

Memoirs of Lieutenant General Seyyed Sadegh Amirazizi (1904-1992), Commander of the Gendarmerie of the Country (1958), Minister of Interior. 

Listen | In Other Words Plus 50 | The Green Movement; The End of a Path or the Beginning of a New Chapter? A Conversation with Ardeshir Amir Arjomand

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Listen | Part Four | The book "The Birth of Israel" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam.

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 24, 1981

Mr. Karimi, head of the Mostazafan Foundation, came and spoke about the state of the foundation, sharing details that are lamentable. Apparently, the foundation owes about sixty billion tomans to the banks.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 23, 1981

I woke up at five o'clock in the morning to the sound of the building's anti-aircraft guns. After prayers and breakfast, I went to the Oil Company Hospital to visit the war wounded. Last night, they had brought in one martyr and one wounded person.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 22, 1981

To visit the front, spend the Nowruz holidays with the fighters, and examine ways to activate the fronts—which were stagnant—we departed for Khuzestan at 7:30 AM as previously scheduled, aboard a small Jet Falcon aircraft, accompanied by Effat, Fatemeh, Yaser, Mehdi, and several guards.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 27, 2003

It was reported in the newspapers that Dr. Mostafa Moin, the Minister of Culture and Higher Education, resigned in protest over the Guardian Council's widespread opposition to the bill on restructuring the Ministry of Science. However, the President has not yet accepted his resignation .

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 28, 2003

Mr. Khatib, the Director General of Physical Education in Tehran, said that the attention given to sports during the Construction Crusade government is not present now. He sought the support of the Expediency Discernment Council and stated that what Faezeh did for women's sports is unprecedented in Iran's history and broke taboos 

Listen | Part Three | The book "The Birth of Israel" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam.

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Listen | In Other Words Plus 49 | The Herat Earthquake; Who Managed the Crisis? A Conversation with Ahmadullah Muttaqi.

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The very natural transfer of investigator Mohammad Hadi Izadi from Branch 4 of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office in Isfahan—do you remember?

The order to dismiss charges issued by the Prosecutor's Office for International Affairs for the other defendants of the Zavieh Financial Group, the concentration of all charges on one person—namely Mohsen Eskandari-Nia—and then his acquittal.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 21, 1981

At the turn of the new year, Messrs. Khamenei and Musavi Ardebili [1] were my guests at home. Coincidentally, last year as well, these same gentlemen along with Mr. Beheshti [were my guests].

Listen | Part Two | The book "The Birth of Israel" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam.

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Listen | In Other Words Plus 48 | Can the Taliban Silence Afghanistan's Music? A Conversation with Ahmad Naser Sarmast.

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Will the president not propose and introduce the current interim heads of the Ministries of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics and Intelligence as ministers to this semi-real/virtual parliament?

It is interesting that they do not even deem it appropriate to announce the continuation of the activities of the two current interim heads of these ministries after three months.

Twitter responses on July 27

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 3, 1999

The tone of Zionist circles toward Iran regarding the 13 detained Jews has turned threatening, and a well-known writer from America, by publishing a hypothetical letter from Mr. [Bill] Clinton, [President of the United States], to Mr. [Seyed Mohammad] Khatami, [President], stated that the fate of Saddam [Hussein, President of Iraq] and [Slobodan] Milošević, [former President of Yugoslavia], could happen to Mr. Khatami as well.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 2, 1999

I studied at home during the morning and afternoon. I spent time organizing the library. At noon, I led the Friday prayers at Tehran University. I delivered one sermon on ethics and another on the occasions of the week, which were quite numerous.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 1, 1999

Before noon, we went to the Leadership office and attended the Eid ceremony [celebrating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)]. Mr. [Seyed Mohammad] Khatami, [President], offered his congratulations. Ayatollah Khamenei spoke; his voice was raspy and he appeared tired. The ceremony was lackluster.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 30, 1999

From home, we went to the conference of the cultural section of the Ministry of Labor. Mr. [Hossein] Kamali, [Minister of Labor and Social Affairs], provided a report and gave a welcoming speech. I also spoke about the importance of the working class across all societies throughout history, the Revolution's dedication to workers, the religiosity and loyalty of workers, and the services that the Revolution has rendered in elevating their stature and securing their rights.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 29, 1999

Messrs. [Amir] Tehrani and [Ali] Baqeri, Deputy Ministers of Intelligence, arrived. They said that the statements made by Mr. [Mohammad] Niyazi, [head of the Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces], regarding the perpetrators of the [serial] murders and Saeed Emami's suicide, have been met with disbelief among many intelligence personnel, and that some agree with the statements of Mr. [Ruhollah] Hosseinian.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 28, 1999

Mr. [Mohammad] Gharazi, [member of the Tehran City Council], arrived. He presented examples of new revenue sources for the Tehran Municipality. He consulted [me] regarding running in the parliamentary elections and spoke about the necessity of forming an independent party.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 27, 1999

Mr. [Issa] Kalantari, the Minister of Agriculture, arrived. He provided a report on the drought, the severe drop in water levels at the Sefidrud Dam, the serious threat to Gilan's rice fields, and the scorching of many rain-fed wheat crops. He stated that the damage caused by the drought amounts to around 10,000 billion rials, and noted that given the country's other economic difficulties and the weak performance of executive officials, there is cause for concern.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 26, 1999

Mr. [Pino] Arlacchi, UN Under-Secretary-General and head of the drug control division, arrived. He expressed appreciation for Iran's efforts in combating drug trafficking and for my specific role, and promised further assistance from the United Nations.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 26, 2003

In Iraq, a group has declared that they will avenge the blood of Qusay and Uday by attacking America. Al-Arabiya network broadcast images of masked members of that group declaring their position. 

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 25, 1999

The United States has offered a five-million-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of [Slobodan] Milošević, [the former President of Yugoslavia], and his associates as war criminals.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 24, 1999

At eleven o'clock, I went to the Kushk office. The time until five o'clock in the afternoon was spent doing work and reading. In the evening at home, Dr. [Ahad] Milani-Nia had brought an engineer to repair the blood pressure monitor.

Listen | The debate between Saeed Ajorlou and Hossein Allahkaram about Iran's future and the negotiations, accompanied by tension and verbal clashes.

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Listen | Part One | The book "The Birth of Israel" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam.

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 25, 2003

The Americans have published photos of the bodies of Uday and Qusay, Saddam Hussein's sons, to influence the resistance of the Iraqi people, which has drawn ethical objections . It has been announced that Tariq Aziz helped the Americans find Qusay and Uday's hiding place .

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 23, 1999

Dr. [Alireza] Marandi, the former Minister of Health [and Medical Education], arrived. He is pleased about receiving the United Nations Population Award for population control in Iran during his tenure, and mentioned that the other nominee was [Bill Gates], the head of Microsoft, who also donates one billion dollars a year to the United Nations.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 22, 1999

Mr. [Seyed Ali Asghar] Mousavi, the proprietor of an export-oriented date packaging facility, came from Bushehr.He reported on his success in marketing and complained about the Agricultural Bank (Bank Keshavarzi) for refusing to grant a loan, which has brought his business to the verge of closure.

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Listen | Two Sides of the Agreement | A Debate between Mohammad Mehdi Shahriari and Amir Hossein Sabeti that Escalated into Verbal Conflict and Insults

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Listen | In Other Words Plus 46 | Is Nowruz Only for Iranians? A Conversation with Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak.

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 24, 2003

The fourth audio tape of Saddam Hussein was released today on Al-Arabiya network, in which he calls on the people to continue the fight against the occupiers. It appears that the tape was recorded two days before the killing of Uday and Qusay. In another tape that was also broadcast, he said that the fate of his children was to be killed by the enemy.

Listen | In Other Words Plus 45 | Is Turkey Moving Beyond Authoritarianism? A Conversation with Ece Temelkuran.

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Listen | In Other Words Plus 44 | Is the Tajik Opposition Ready for Change? A Conversation with Sharafuddin Gadaev.

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 23, 2003

Today, America announced that Uday and Qusay, the sons of Saddam Hussein, were killed in a house in northern Mosul. / The dispute between Mr. Mehdi Karroubi, the Speaker of the Parliament, and Ahmad Jannati, the Secretary of the Guardian Council, over election issues has received wide coverage in the media. Mr. Karroubi has stated...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 22, 2003

Mr. Aghazadeh sought assistance in resolving the problems at a meeting scheduled for this evening in the presence of the Supreme Leader. He said that the Agency [IAEA] accepts that the machines used for enriching uranium are contaminated with enriched uranium.

Listen | "New Left"; A Project to Remove the Stigma from the Left? A Debate Between Mousa Ghaninejad and Milad Dakhanshi.

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Supplementary - Dr. Mohsen Borhani, a university professor and attorney, claimed in a media group that despite being defrocked and expelled from the seminary!...

The special prosecutor's office and court for the clergy still consider themselves competent to handle his charges, and he has repeatedly objected to the jurisdiction of this specific authority, but that authority has not paid attention!

Twitter responses on July 21

Their cousin, Mr. Farid Modarresi—may God grant him a speedy recovery—had threatened that the universities might face tension in carrying out the ruling against Professor Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Dr. Mohsen Borhani!

But why his recent sentence was not executed, regardless of the truth and seriousness of his accusations and regardless of the fact that he is not dressed in clerical clothes.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 21, 2003

The special committee has not determined the cause of death or the perpetrator, and has requested the judiciary to investigate these two matters, while both the Ministry of Intelligence and the Tehran prosecutor are accused.

Listen | In Other Words Plus 43 | Can the Taliban Silence the Women of Afghanistan? A Conversation with Amelia Spartak.

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Greetings to the Head of the Judiciary. In the new term of the judiciary, do you not feel a necessity to establish a branch within the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of Tehran and the prosecutor's offices of provincial centers...

 under Article 25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, titled: "The Citizens' Rights Prosecutor's Office"?

Twitter responses on July 20

Ending the War and Sustaining the Peace Requires a New Approach to Regional Security - A Note by Mohammad Javad Zarif in Foreign Affairs.

If this region can establish shared and meaningful institutions, it can experience unprecedented development. This region possesses abundant natural resources, deep-rooted civilizations, and young, educated populations.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 20, 2003

BBC Radio has officially announced that it has obtained the secrets of Blair's manipulation of the Saddam dossier, and even his claim of suicide was of no avail. An email from him has been obtained in which he said that people are plotting against him. / The team of Channel 2 TV reporters in Iraq has been in U.S. custody for two weeks.

Listen | Araghchi Reveals All; How Was the "Beyt" Bombed? The Narrative of "Code 110" and the Security Gap

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 19, 2003

It seems that the NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons), which was signed during the previous regime, had a duration of 25 years, after which it was supposed to be ratified again by the parliament. However, Dr. Ali Akbar Velayati, the then Foreign Minister, signed it without referring it to the parliament, which is not legal. 

Ultimately, the exit of Dena Karari, an Iranian-American citizen, from Iran was confirmed.

Jason Genser, the lawyer for Dena Karari, an Iranian-American citizen, announced his client's arrival in the United States early Sunday, July 19, and by publishing a photo.

Sheikh Jafar Montazeri visited the branches of the Supreme Court located in Qom and praised the speed of case processing in these branches.

But a question came to my mind: the banner said "The General Board of the Supreme Court located in Qom"! So does the Supreme Court also have two General Boards? One in Tehran and one in Qom?!!!!!! 

Listen | In Other Words Plus 42 | Has Iranian Civil Society Reached a Dead End? A Conversation with Hamid Asefi.

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Twitter responses on July 19

Sheikh Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani wrote in his diary entry for November 11, 1981: I had dinner with Ahmad Agha and Mr. Khamenei; we decided to reduce attacks and insults against foreign countries. State TV should be controlled.

Listen | In Other Words Plus 41 | Will Artificial Intelligence Make the Future Fairer? A Conversation with Arashin Adib-Moghaddam.

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The grandson of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at his father's memorial service, alongside his uncles

Listen | Harvard Oral History | Part Seven of the Memoirs of Mostafa Al-Motie

Mostafa Al-Motie (b. 1927), journalist (publisher of the newspapers *Dad*, *Sobh-e Emrooz*, *Youmiyeh*, and *Daneshmand* magazine), Deputy Prime Minister in Eqbal's cabinet (1959), representative of the 20th to 24th terms of the National Consultative Assembly...

From War and Sanctions to Throne and Tweet; Will 13, Badr happen? with Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam, Professor of Political Science at the University of Tehran.

If you are a person of analysis, if you still ask amidst the smoke, fire, and propaganda what will be the end, you are exactly in the right place. In a world where war is neither declared nor ended, in an era where truth is judged not by reality but by virality, and in a homeland whose people are burning in the fire of sanctions, war, lies, and promises, the main question is no longer just who stays or who goes. The question is whether anything of us will remain.

Mohammad Javad Iravani, the Deputy for Supervision and Audit of the office of the second Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, at the ceremony marking the seventh day of the burial at Imamzadeh Ali Akbar in Chizar.

The 700-page report on five years of activities and consultations has had its effect, and Sheikh Gholamhossein's focus has turned from the sidelines toward Seyyed Mojtaba.

Now it remains to be seen how the desired changes in the system of the new era will take shape in the judicial sector.

Hope or a Deception Plan? Negotiation, Explosion; Agreement and Hostility with Dr. Majid Behestani, Professor and Faculty Member of Imam Hossein University.

We will go to the heart of the mystery together. From the very beginning, we must know that in a world where truth and falsehood are intertwined, only one thing is certain: every signature has a cost, and every cost has a future. Tonight, I have the honor of being with Dr. Majid Behestani, an analyst of international developments and a professor and faculty member of Imam Hossein University, to fearlessly lift the veils. What led these two long-time enemies to sit at the negotiating table?

Twitter responses on July 18

Listen | Part Six | The book "Occupation, The Second Revolution; The Birth of Anti-Americanism" by Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam.

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Twitter responses on July 17

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 18, 2003

The Zionists have begun extensive propaganda against Mr. Mahathir Mohamad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, due to his statements at the OIC summit in Malaysia.  In the Netherlands, a waste processing plant was moved to another location while it was still operating, by fitting it with a thousand wheels.

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Babak Zanjani, an economic activist, in his user account speaks of the imminent surprise of Iran's enemies.

Sheikh Jalil Mohebbi speaks of the punishment for media-driven terror, which carries the death penalty or 15 years in prison.

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All this media messaging and support for the south and its people is valuable, but in practice, what have you and they done and what will you and they do for this part of Iran?

The claim by the U.S. President regarding the release of a prisoner has been denied by the Iranian judiciary.

However, it would be good for the judiciary to explicitly state whether this denial also includes the dual national prisoner who was arrested some time ago and has been released, but was not allowed to leave the country.

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 17, 2003

The case of Zahra Kazemi's death in Iran is still in the headlines. Some of the Second of Khordad figures have called for the trial of Mr. Saeed Mortazavi, the Tehran prosecutor.  The pressure from Democrats and newspapers against George W. Bush has intensified, and they consider him the cause of America's weakened oversight in the world. 

The continuing story of the Zavieh Financial Group, this time focusing on the supervision by the Social Security Organization and its determination to collect its claims

The strange and extraordinary negligence and delay of the National Tax Administration in investigating the tax evasion of the companies in this group, which ultimately, after 2 years...

The sorrowful story of the bar internship exam.

The announcement of November 5, 2026 as the date for the bar internship exam needs to be examined and evaluated from various perspectives.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 16, 2003

The Ministry of Health has stated that Zahra Kazemi died from a brain hemorrhage caused by a blow. / In Iraq, public pressure on the occupying forces has intensified, and Paul Bremer, the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, has said that the occupying forces will leave Iraq once a government representing the people is established.

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representative of the 20th to 24th terms of the National Consultative Assembly...Vice Speaker of the 24th term of the National Consultative Assembly, member of the Political Bureau and Executive Committee of the Rastakhiz Party, produced by Habib Lajevardi. Listen unfiltered on the Abdi Media Castbox.

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Twitter responses on July 15

Haj Sheikh, greetings. With the Quran in hand and this perspective, where are you digging and publishing?!

It is strange that the new Leader or his office does not announce whether the officials and the head of the office of the second Leader remain in their positions or whether new officials have been appointed. Is this also confidential?

Additionally, isn't the official information website of the Supreme Leader, leader.ir, and its gray-tick accounts, Khamenei's? Why has a distinction been made between the second and third Supreme Leaders, and why have they not yet been transferred to the third Supreme Leader?

Greetings to Mr. Mali. Some people, until the disasters are not repeated in the heart of Tehran and the provincial capitals, do not seem to want to understand the war and its harmful effects. Sometimes I think everyone has become numb....!

The Ministry of Intelligence sent a letter to the Prosecutor General of the country announcing a list of "hostile networks, human media, and user accounts" + the list .

The acting head of the Ministry of Intelligence has submitted the list of hostile networks, "human-media," and user accounts to the Prosecutor General of the country, with a delay in implementing the Law on Intensifying the Punishment for Espionage and Cooperation with the Zionist Regime according to Article 4 of this law.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 15, 2003

A former manager from the Defense Industries Organization’s missile division arrived. He presented a report on programs and collaborations regarding the development of long-range missiles... Mr. [Ali] Vakili, advisor to the Minister of Petroleum [and head of the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry], arrived and reported on the completion of research for the project to produce gasoline, diesel, and other products from gas; he stated that...

Preventing economic criminals from exploiting unlicensed interest-free loan funds is on the agenda of the Financial Intelligence Center

At the second meeting of the "Specialized Working Group on Identifying High-Risk Transactions Related to Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Associated Crimes," the management of threats and vulnerabilities arising from criminal exploitation of unlicensed interest-free loan funds (*Qard al-Hasan* funds) was examined; emphasis was placed on the necessity of synergy and coordination among supervisory, security, and law enforcement agencies in identifying suspicious behaviors and transactions within this sector.

Directive from the Deputy Head of the State Organization for Registration of Deeds and Properties to provincial departments regarding the implementation of a judicial order concerning powers of attorney for Iranians residing abroad

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Will Rabiollah Ghorbani, the current head of the Public and Revolutionary Courts of Tehran, be appointed as the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Tehran, and will Ali Salehi, the current Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Tehran, be appointed as

In that case, what position will Ali Al-Qasi Mehr, the current Head of Justice of Tehran Province, take? It remains to be seen whether the trend of this same faction, with minor changes, will continue in the judiciary or not.

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Twitter responses on July 15

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Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 14, 2003

The scandal of the lie about buying uranium from Niger has spread to Italy. The U.S. said the source of the news was Britain, and Britain says Italy provided the information. The debate over joining the Additional Protocol 2+93 is still hot, and the Kayhan editorial, which wrote that Iran should withdraw from the NPT, has fueled it...

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Greetings, Dr. The parliament was or is at the top of affairs, according to the words of the founding leader, who did not even take the body of the second leader to maintain appearances and respect for his shrine?

Do you remember the meaningful performance of the funeral prayer for the second Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic by Seyyed Mostafa Khamenei and my note about it on Abdi Media?

Now, pay attention to the emphasis by the information media of the second and third Supreme Leaders and the official news of the IRIB, referring to him as "Ayatollah."

Neither the clumsy internal and external wave is correct, nor is the sudden appearance of Dr. Mahmoud to deny and give importance to denying those rumors.

In short, the situation inside and outside is what it is in all matters!

Who exactly is the target audience and what is the reference authority? What kind of oversight has the governorate of Khuzestan, a fertile but deprived province, had?

Greetings Behrouz Khan. This news and media wave can be as true as when it was said and you said that Saeed Jalili had been dismissed from his position as the representative of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic in...

in the Supreme National Security Council?

Greetings, Auditor of the Court of Audit. What action was taken regarding the possible violation and crime?

Latest developments in the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a conversation with Dr. Hassan Qashqavi, a former diplomat and member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.

In a tense world and a volatile region, the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is under the microscope of public opinion and international analysts more than ever. From complex relations with global powers to Iran's role in regional equations, these raise important questions about the goals, achievements, and costs of the Islamic Republic's foreign policy. In a situation where threats from the United States and Israel, military movements in the region, and increasing tensions in the Persian Gulf have intensified, the fundamental question before us is: how is the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran defined in the face of a possible confrontation? What is the outlook of the Islamic Republic's foreign policy, especially in dealing with Trump's America? Engagement or confrontation?

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representative of the 20th to 24th terms of the National Consultative Assembly...  

Which specific parts of the "Facilities" section of Bank Melli Iran's BAM system, which also sends a message, have had their particular issues resolved?

Do you remember these remarks of Dehghan, the former Vice President for Legal Affairs, and the announcement of the interrogation of the accused regarding the alleged theft of the presidential carpets?

What was the final result of the claim about the carpet theft, the filing of a case in the Special Prosecutor's Office for the Clergy in Tehran, and the final decision of this prosecutor's office?

Were all the very special disruptions at Bank Melli resolved?

It seems Bank Melli Iran has finally issued an announcement without compensating the people for the large sums of frozen money and the disruption to their financial and economic affairs .

The British government placed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the list of proscribed organizations.

Based on this action, membership in this institution, participation in its meetings, and carrying its symbols in public will be a criminal offense.

The criminal case of Mohsen Eskandari-Nia, the CEO of the Zavieh Financial Group, is at its final stage.

Regarding the initial verdict issued by His Excellency Dr. Amin Toiserkani, Head of Branch 1035 of the Tehran Criminal Court 2, regarding the conviction for fraud, forgery, and use of forged documents.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 13, 2003

**Mr. Mohammad Naeimipour and Saeed Razavi-Faqih, two managers of the Yas-e-No newspaper, and several members of the Office for Strengthening Unity have been arrested. / Dr. Zarif said that the Americans are now seeking negotiations, but they are not negotiating about Iraq; it seems they prefer to deal with the Iraqis themselves.**

Iran Without Water; The Alarm of Climate Collapse | How Did They Drive a Land to Death? With the presence of Mohammad Darvish, Senior Expert in Environment, Rangeland, and Watershed Management, and Environmental Activist.

Iran is thirsty, not only due to lack of rain but also due to lack of thought. Not only due to water scarcity but also due to the folly of a history that has forgotten water and soil. Tehran, the capital of Iran, now stands on the precipice of absolute waterlessness. Groundwater aquifers have been emptied. We look to the sky with supplication, and officials offer pumps and reservoirs. This is our concern. In the midst of this, the main question is not how much rain we have; the question is why we have no management. Why has no one thought of the future water rights? Who decided to sacrifice the fate of a land for development? And now the bells have tolled—not for someone else, not in another country. The bell of a land's end is right here, in the heart of Iran. The water crisis has passed from a crisis to the brink of climatic collapse. 

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