Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 20, 1986

I came to the parliament early in the morning. They came from radio and television and they gave a channel to my office via satellite, which receives the American CNN television network. They have also placed in the offices of the President, the Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council. Our agenda was the powers and duties of the president. Several thousands of government employees came in front of the parliament as specialized and service forces who were going to the front. I spoke for them. The government delegation had also come to see him off. At noon, a group of Western representatives came. They complained about Mr. Seyedzadeh and Mohadi Imam Juma of Islamabad - who are in their opposite line.

In the evening [Mr. Kazem Khansari], our ambassador came to Libya and talked about the kind of help we can give to Libya. Mr. Saeed Shahabadi came. He suggested that we call the martyrdom day of his father [Ayatollah Mehdi Shahabadi] the day of martyred clerics.

The representative of Kaenat came and told about the needs of his region. [Mr. Masoud Roghani Zanjani] Minister of Planning and Budget came with his deputies and explained the problems for the budget with the assumption of cheap oil. Aghazadeh announced the failure of the OPEC conference by phone from Geneva. Mr. Kongerlo came and said that the Americans have agreed to bring the hack parts with them for our action to free the American hostages in Lebanon.

Mr. [Reza] Amrullahi came. He brought a scientist who claimed to discover new energy and asked me about its use. He was worried that it would weaken the role of oil. The night of the meeting of the heads of forces was in my office. We discussed the war, the army, the IRGC, oil and budget issues. They informed that they have repulsed the enemy's heavy artillery in Faw region.