Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 11, 1988

Mr. Shamkhani had sent a report on the quality of the work of the UN ceasefire monitoring group and their preparations; I confirmed that they should act under the supervision of the General Staff and I also told the Prime Minister to confirm. The Prime Minister applied for the position of Minister of Advisors. We decided to raise it in the parliament and informed that Türkiye has agreed with a group of IRGC members to go to that country. These are the members of the Ramadan camp who have gone for operations in the depths of Iraq in case of renewed war.

I went to the parliament. After reading the reports, a group of representatives came with Mr. [Ali Akbar] Natiq Noori and they wanted to be informed about the issues of war and resolution 598 and reconstruction and the parliament and the government. Mr. [Mahmoud] Mohammadi Iraqi came. He talked and heard about the organization of the IRGC and the role of the Imam's office and the establishment of new rules.

In the evening, Timsar Shahbazi came to announce his readiness for the position of advisor and commander of the ground forces; He has become powerless with the removal of the Joint Staff of the Army. Mr. [Tahmasab Mozaheri, the head of the Mustafafan Foundation, and Dr. Ali Asghar [Khodadoost] came to negotiate the establishment of a modern ophthalmology clinic at the location of the half-finished hotel in Darband, north of Tehran, at the expense of the Mustafafan Foundation and requested for its currency. Some doctors in Iran are opposed to entrusting it to Dr. Khodadoost who is abroad.

I worked in my office until eight o'clock and came home. We did not have an important incident in the borders or war. The western media inflames the issue of hostages and relates it to the resolution of the war.