Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 12, 1988

I went to the parliament at six in the morning. I worked in the office until eight o'clock. I went to the public meeting. Before the start of the meeting, I regretted that many representatives did not vote in the elections and announced the start of the operation in Panjvin. Defeated representatives are deeply affected and usually protest, which is typical of losers. Refer to me for a lot of heartache. Mr. Fawad Karimi, who was defeated in Ahvaz, criticized bitterly in his speech before the order.

Before the order, I told about the military and political victories on the eve of the new year and in the elections. The orders were approved without serious discussion. The spirit of the parliament is not good, but they did a good job of attending and voting. There is a possibility of showing indifference in the last few weeks on behalf of those who did not vote, and it makes the management of meetings difficult. But today was good. We did not work more than two hours; Both to observe security because of the possibility of a missile hitting the parliament and also because of the state of mind of the representatives.

Mr. Sanjaghi came and brought the report of Wal-Fajr 10 and Bait-Maqdis 4 operations and possible future plans. Today, we announced the Beit al-Maqdis 5 operation that the army has carried out in Panjvin region. They give news of intense and frequent attacks of the enemy.

At night, Dr. Rouhani and Agha Mohammadi informed that our forces have retreated from their occupied positions and this will cost the army dearly. Mohsen came. He is preparing for his trip to Germany in order to obtain the raw materials needed to build rockets in Iran. It is supposed to go by a nickname.

In the evening, I participated in the meeting of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. The discussion about the limits of freedoms was left half finished. In the evening, the Expediency Council had a meeting. We identified the topics to be discussed in future meetings: drugs and the strengthening of bribery penalties. Then we had a meeting for Lebanese issues. A delegation [headed by Mr. Ahmad Jannati] was supposed to go to Syria and Lebanon to create understanding between the Shiite groups.