Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | عبدی مدیا

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 24, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 23, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 22, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 21, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 20, 2003

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 – April 29, 1999

Until eleven in the morning, I studied the history of early Islam, the Umayyads, and the Marwanids in preparation for tomorrow’s Friday sermon. I went to the Koushk Office.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 28, 1999

Before noon, the Expediency Council held a meeting, and several important provisions were approved. In the afternoon, Messrs. Hossein Marashi and Ali Hashemi came.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 27, 1999

NATO members decided to take steps to expand the sanctions against Yugoslavia and to prevent fuel supplies, air traffic, trade, and other forms of commerce from reaching Serbia’s neighboring countries, while assuring them that they would support them in the event of a Yugoslav attack.

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 – April 26, 1999

[Today is Tasu'a.] I stayed at home. Lunch was brought from the charitable offerings made for Muharram. I had brought a large number of bulletins from the office and read them.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 25, 1999

Before noon, I attended to my work and took part in the mourning ceremony held by the staff. A group of mourners from the Presidential Office came and held a mourning ceremony.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 24, 1999

I was at home. I spent my time exercising, walking in the yard, and studying.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 23, 1999

I stayed at home. I spent my time exercising, walking in the yard, and studying.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 22, 1999

We went to the Koushk Office at eleven in the morning. I read the newspapers and bulletins. Among domestic issues, the extensive coverage of the impeachment of Mr. [Ataollah] Mohajerani, [Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance], and the severe attacks by members of Parliament on the President’s performance in their pre-agenda speeches were significant.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 21, 1999

The Expediency Council held a meeting. We approved several more provisions of the general policies of the Third Development Plan.

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 – April 20, 1999

Mr. [Sugiyano], the Indonesian Ambassador, came. He is a retired naval admiral. He spoke about the situation in his country, including the situation in East Timor, where the Indonesian government, after decades of resistance, had finally yielded.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 19, 1999

Mr. [Hossein] Mahdavi came. He had gone to Mecca with his two sons. He expressed surprise at what had been done to Faezeh and the Zan newspaper, and followed up on the issue of the Independence Party.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 18, 1999

Yesterday, the government of [Atal Bihari] Vajpayee in India fell after losing a vote by a single vote. Mr. [Gholamreza] Aghazadeh, [head of the Atomic Energy Organization], reported that years of sustained efforts to achieve one of the objectives of the nuclear program had finally borne fruit, and that its first product had been obtained.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 17, 1999

We had a meeting of the Expediency Council. Eight more provisions of the general policies of the Third Development Plan were approved.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 16, 1999

I stayed at home. Most of the day was spent studying. Yasser came and said that he had overcome his doubts about publishing the letters that the five of us had written to the Imam in my 1981 memoirs and had decided to publish them.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 15, 1999

I studied at home until eleven in the morning, then went to the Koushk Office. Effat came there at noon as well. She was upset about the issue concerning Faezeh and cried.

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...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 14, 1999

I went to my office and attended to my work. I then went to Shahid Motahari Mosque for a program bringing together preachers and mourning associations in preparation for Muharram. Mr. [Alireza] Mohammadkhani and Mr. [Mahmoud] Mohammadi Araqi, [head of the Islamic Propaganda Organization], gave reports.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 13, 1999

We went from home to the Army Joint Staff. After a formal military reception, we held discussions with senior commanders, including Mr. [Hassan] Firouzabadi, Mr. [Ali] Shahbazi, Mr. [Ali] Shamkhani, Mr. [Mostafa] Torabi, Mr. [Abbas] Mohtaj, and others.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 12, 1999

We went from home to the International Exhibition for the International Congress of Dentists. We first visited dozens of exhibition booths. Most dental consumables and many dental instruments are manufactured domestically, and in many cases exports have also begun.

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...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 11, 1999

The Board of Trustees of the Islamic Azad University held a meeting. We made decisions regarding the establishment of university branches in Zabol, Qorveh, and Amol, as well as increases in the salaries of staff and faculty members.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 10, 1999

Early in the morning, Faezeh came. She gave me an account of her plans for confronting the injustices of the Judiciary. I went to my office.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 9, 1999

I stayed at home. I spent the entire day studying. I read a report on the situation of the Sabians in Khuzestan and Iraq, along with a number of texts on ethics.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 8, 1999

I studied at home until eleven. I went to the Koushk Office and stayed there until four in the afternoon, with the bulletins and newspapers taking up my time.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 7, 1999

Mr. Hossein Marashi came and reported that Mr. [Morteza] Moqtadaei, [Prosecutor General], had said that he had still not signed the rejection of Mr. Karbaschi’s appeal and that the Public Relations Office of the Tehran Justice Department had lied.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 6, 1999

The United States has ordered the deployment of Apache helicopters and 2,000 paratroopers to the Balkans, a step toward turning the war into a ground operation.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 5, 1999

Before noon, I went to Ayatollah Khamenei’s office for the Eid al-Ghadir ceremony. As usual, we sat in the office for a few minutes until the officials had gathered, and then we went to Imam Khomeini Hussainiya. Mr. [Seyyed Mohammad] Khatami, [President], offered his congratulations, and the Leader also gave a brief speech.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 4, 1999

As Mr. Javier Solana, NATO Secretary General, had said, the third phase of the bombing of Serbia began last night, and a number of government centers and economic facilities have been bombed. A Russian reconnaissance ship has passed through the Bosphorus.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 3, 1999

Messrs. Hassan Habibi, Seyyed Reza Zavarei, Mohammad Reza Abbasi-Fard, Ahmad Alizadeh, Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, and Ali-Arad, the jurists of the Guardian Council, came and said that people feel your absence from the management of the country and asked me to take a more active role in important national affairs.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 2, 1999

Before noon, I studied at home for the Friday Prayer sermon. At noon, Effat and Mohsen went to a farm on the Saveh Road; Yasser and Mohsen also have a share in its pistachio orchard. Faezeh, Yasser, and their children were our guests.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 1, 1999

The crisis in the Balkans is becoming more severe. Serbia’s pressure on the people of Kosovo continues. The refugees have become a major problem. Three American soldiers have gone missing in Macedonia, and at the last moment, a mobile transmitter reported again that they were being pursued

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 31, 1999

I came to my office. Today, too, most of my time at noon and in the afternoon was spent meeting with government officials and prominent figures. I discussed the issues concerning Kosovo and Russia with Dr. [Ali Akbar] Velayati, [Adviser to the Leader for International Affairs].