Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 11, 1993

The first meeting today was with Mr. Seyed Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah in Lebanon. He gave a report on the situation in Lebanon and Hezbollah. They don't have any major problems at the moment, but they are worried about the future. They believe that the Americans have decided to eliminate them and put pressure on Syria and the Lebanese government. They are unhappy with Mr. Rafiq Hariri and consider him to be the agent of the implementation of America's demands. Syria has not allowed weapons to enter them for some time. I told Dr. Velayati, [Foreign Affairs Minister] to put pressure on Syria. They are worried about a possible confrontation with the Lebanese army in the south, which is under pressure to prevent operations against Israel. I advised them to try not to get involved with the army. A provision to help them is delayed by two months; They want compensation; I promised to help. In a way, they justify the wrong action of the epic exiles from Palestine to Lebanon, regarding not participating in the Quds Day march.

[Mr. Morteza Tusli], our ambassador came to Kyrgyzstan. He called for more attention there and economic and cultural assistance. He said that his brother, engineer Tausli, is in a better mood; he should be assigned a job.

The commanders of the 10th division [Sidal Shahada (AS)] came. Mr. [Ali] Fazli gave a detailed report and talked about the number of personnel, organization, facilities and places, and needs and problems. They are ready to announce the transfer of a part of the vast lands occupied in Khuzestan during the war. He asked for staff housing. Mr. Bahari, the army chaplain who had written a poem about me, read; I gave him a robe. They are good, selfless and revolutionary people.

Engineer [Mirhossein] Mousavi, [president's political adviser] came. He expressed concern about the possibility of depriving Iran of passing through the Suez Canal, which has recently been mentioned in the media; There is no worry. He had some suggestions about facing the possible pressures of America in the future, including some kind of threat and some kind of attracting other power poles in the world.

Hossein, Hamshirezadeh came. He complained about Shahid's lack of cooperation with the Shahid store in Turkmenistan and the problems caused by the government of Turkmenistan. Consulted to accept new responsibility in Shahid Foundation. Akhvi Ahmad came and said that he is retiring from Sarcheshme Copper Company; He wanted a job.

Dr. Velayati requested that we take the side of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding dealing with the Shiites of Pakistan. It has now been transferred to the Ministry of Information. In the evening, I attended the meeting of the government board. We discussed the quality of exchange rate control; It has been going up for two days. There was also a discussion about the quality of provision of deposit Rials.

I was the guest of the leader. He read the letter of Ayatollah [Hossein Ali] Montazeri, who attacked the special court of clerics and the Ministry of Information; Polite of course. The answer was discussed. We discussed the trip to Kerman, the issue of the Suez Canal and the possibility of causing problems in economic transactions, reforms in the Qom seminary, and the policy of giving government badges.

I stayed in my office at night. We have evacuated the house and the new place is not ready yet. I worked until midnight and slept.