Mr. [Mohammad Mehdi] Shojaei [Fard], the representative of Jahrom, called to express his appreciation for the Friday sermons and said that the members of parliament are grateful that in this tumultuous environment, you provided a way out of the deadlock and a reminder about the futility of this uproar and political maneuvering, but some leftist circles are upset.
Mr. Mohammad Mehdi Shojaei Fard, the representative of Jahrom, thanked me by telephone for the Friday sermons and said that the members of parliament are grateful that in this turbulent environment you provided a way out of the deadlock and a reminder about the futility of this demagoguery and political maneuvering, but some leftist circles are upset that the people were made aware of the deviationist actions. To cover up the government's weaknesses, the Salam newspaper has started its confrontation from today.
Mr. Saad Hayel al-Sarour, the Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, and his companions came. He thanked me for my role in improving relations with the Arab countries and sought help to develop relations with Jordan and said that King Hussein's condition is improving. He is being treated for cancer in America. It will take another three months. I pointed to the difference of opinion on the Palestine issues and the presence of the hypocrites [MKO] in Jordan and, expressing interest in cooperation with Jordan and referring to my record with Mr. Akram Zu'aitar.
Mr. Ghorbanali Dorri Najafabadi, the Minister of Intelligence, came. He expressed concern about the impudence and propaganda pressure of the opponents of the Leadership; referring to Ayatollah Montazeri's recent pamphlet and another pamphlet addressed to Mr. Yazdi which is in fact against Ayatollah Khamenei, and also the intensification of the difference between internal forces, with the recent exposure against the judiciary that has started from the Kargozaran and is a counterattack to the municipality issue, and he asked me to step in for a ceasefire and remedy; I said I have stepped in. If the judiciary, in Mr. Karbaschi's appeal court, shows reason and gives the court impartiality as I have asked, the path of reconciliation will be smoothed. He said many attribute the Kargozaran to you and expect from you. I said I have equal relations with all groups and I myself am a member of the Society of Fighting Clergy.
He gave a report on the leads of the explosions in Kenya and Tanzania that are in Pakistan, in relation to Osama bin Laden, [the leader of Al-Qaeda], and Ramzi Yousef. The Pakistanis have also announced that they have arrested one of the planners and sent him to Africa. Three agents of the Ministry of Intelligence have also been taken captive in Mazar-i-Sharif and efforts are underway to free them. He complained about the pressures and mistrust of Mr. Khatami, [the President], and other members of the government toward the Ministry of Intelligence and explained his problems regarding the Ayatollah Montazeri issue.
The members of the central council of the headquarters for holding the Ten-Day Dawn ceremonies came. They stated their plans and complained about the lack of credit and the government's lack of support and sought assistance. While expressing gratitude for the past help, they asked that Mohsen take on the responsibility of the support committee to strengthen the work.
In the afternoon, Engineer Abbas Akhoundi, the former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, came. He is departing for England to continue his studies; he is going with a scholarship from the Presidential Institution, based on a government resolution and the help of my brother Mohammad. He expressed concern about the country's situation and the physical and political condition of the Leadership and asked me to take on a more effective role. I explained to him the problems of the action. He said the contradiction between traditionalism and modernism has become serious and the conservatives do not have the power to attract public opinion and do not have a correct plan either; given that he himself is close to them, these remarks are important.
Sardar Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force [of the IRGC], came and gave a report on the situation in Afghanistan. He had been there until the day before the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif and, with the good military eye he has, provided the best analysis of the situation in Afghanistan. On the overlay and map, he explained the axes of the Taliban's advance and the retreat of the United Front and said the United Front did not defend because of the differences; only Mr. Abdul Rashid Dostum defended for two weeks. In Mazar-i-Sharif, there was no effective defense at all, although there were many forces from Mohammad Mohaqiq and Karim Khalili, [the leaders of the Afghan jihad]. He considers Burhanuddin Rabbani to be the cause of the front's weakness and Ahmad Shah Massoud, [the Minister of Defense of the Mujahideen government], to be a man of action.
A plan has been presented to restore the previous situation, in such a way that Iranian forces would capture Herat and, with the Taliban's attention on Herat, Ahmad Shah Massoud would capture Kabul and, with the joining of Massoud's forces to Khalili and the connection of the Herat front to Kabul, they would also take over Herat and our forces would return. The Leadership has accepted the principle of the plan; subject to a limited time of 48 hours and ensuring the possibility of handing over to the Afghans themselves. I pointed out the problems of the work. It was arranged that he would make a trip to Feyzabad to negotiate with Ahmad Shah Massoud. At night I came home. Mohsen, [the Chairman and CEO of the Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company (Metro)], brought dinner and while talking about the metro and so on, we ate.
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