Reviewing Akbar Hashmir Rafsanjani's 1991 diary about the assassination of Shapour Bakhtiar can reveal important points about the death of the last prime minister of the Iranian monarchy and one of the fiercest opponents of the Islamic Republic of Iran

The most important point in these memoirs is Hashmi Rafsanjani's finding out about Bakhtiar's death, one day before its official announcement, and mentioning the names of the members of the assassination team (Vakilirad and Boyerahmadi) in the memoirs of the following days following the process of their arrival in Iran.

1991 August 7, Wednesday
Mr. Ali Fallahian informed that in France, Shapour Bakhtiar, the last prime minister of the Pahlavi regime, and one of his employees were killed in their residence in Paris; There was no news in this direction in global reports until the evening.

1991 August 8, Thursday
The managers of the Ministry of Information came. Mr. Falahian reported and I explained them to the main issues in a detailed conversation. In the afternoon, the news of the killing of Bakhtiar and his assistant was published and received wide coverage. I listened to American radio at night. A large part was devoted to the killing of Bakhtiar. The Islamic Republic, Iran's radicals and its political rivals are accused abroad.

1991 August 9, Friday
In the news and reports, the issue of hostages in Lebanon and Bakhtiar's death is at the top, with various interpretations about it.

1991 August 10, Saturday
The Supreme National Security Council had a meeting. The implementation of Resolution 598 and the Bakhtiar issue and Türkiye's attack on Iraqi Kurds were discussed. At night, we were the guest of leadership with Ahmed Agha; We talked about the same issues of the Council.

1991 August 16, Friday
The Minister of Information informed that there was a problem with Mr. Ali Vakilirad, one of his people in Switzerland, and the agency did not cooperate, but the problem was solved later.

1991 August 23, Friday
I spoke with Dr. Velayati about pursuing the case of Ali Vakili, accused of murdering Bakhtiar, who was arrested in Switzerland.

1991 September 6, Friday
In today's reports, the arrest of a group in Türkiye on charges of forging Turkish passports for those who assassinated Bakhtiar, and the presence of an Iranian among them draws attention.

1991 October 13, Sunday
Mr. Ali Falahian came. He talked about the events after Bakhtiar's assassination and explained Mr. Fereydoun Boyerahmadi's approach to Iran, the reasons for the arrest of Mr. Asadi and Mrs. Jahanbani, and the possibilities.

1992 January 4, Saturday
The Supreme National Security Council had a meeting. They talked about retaliating against the mischief of France and Switzerland.

Babak Ghafouri Azar