Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diaries - January 1, 2000 recautionary government shutdown due to concerns about the Y2K bug and Hashemi's analysis of the situation:

The government, despite the potential economic losses, declared a holiday today due to concerns about potential computer issues related to the transition to the year 2000. Apparently, this action was unique to Iran, as other countries either had scientifically predicted the issue or had temporarily shut down only critical services. Experts considered this a sign of the government's anxiety.

The year 2000 transition across the globe passed without significant computer-related problems. Hashemi is unsure if the widespread concerns and related expenses were not a ploy by opportunistic groups to sell their specific products. While some risk might have existed and been mitigated through preventive measures, the only reports of issues were from two nuclear power plants in Japan, which could have been due to other causes. The International Computer Incident Response Team, established by the UN a year earlier, had provided assistance to countries, including Iran, which they claimed hadn't taken sufficient preventive measures.

India accuses Pakistan of orchestrating a hijacking:

India accused Pakistan of orchestrating a hijacking, with the hijackers reportedly moving from Afghanistan to Pakistan, and Afghanistan claiming that they had gone to Quetta, Pakistan. Pakistan denies the accusations.

Seyed Hossein Mousavian reports on the results of a public opinion poll:

Seyed Hossein Mousavian, the deputy secretary-general of the Kargozaran Party, visited Hashemi and presented the results of a poll conducted by IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency). Hashemi is leading in the polls, followed by other candidates. Mousavian also discussed the possibility of forming an alliance or an independent list for the Kargozaran Party.

Faezeh Hashemi reports on her conversation with Seyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi:

Faezeh reported that Seyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi, the head of President Khatami's office, had expressed his dissatisfaction with her criticism of the hard-line left wing. Faezeh responded that it was a tit-for-tat response and would continue. After two days, Abtahi called and said he had spoken with left-wing groups and newspapers, who agreed to stop their attacks. He asked Faezeh to also stop her criticism, mentioning that it was at the request of President Khatami.

Fatemeh Hashemi begins a video interview with her father:

Fatemeh started a video interview with Hashemi today, aiming to record untold stories of the Iranian Revolution. Two tapes were filled. In the evening, they jokingly played the audio of the interview for some relatives who came to visit.