Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 20, 1991

I woke up at half past five in the morning. A message was received from [Mr. Helmut Kohl], the President of Germany, to inform the Iraqis that if they do not accept the withdrawal from Kuwait explicitly and unconditionally, a ground attack will begin soon. After that, the same message came from [Mr. François Mitterrand], the President of France; We transferred to Iraq.

By half past eight, I did the work. I went to Imam Khomeini's Hosseiniyya to participate in the first meeting of the second term of experts. The leader's message, the election report, the establishment of the senior leadership board, and then the election of the permanent leadership board, where the same former members were elected. The members of the commissions were also elected.

In the evening, after the meeting, we visited the Imam's shrine and after the prayer and my short speech, we returned to the leader's office. At night, members of the Assembly of Experts were my guests. I talked to them about the situation in the region, war, economic issues and Hajj. Mr. Meshkini [Chairman of the Council of Experts] also gave some advice and sermons. After having dinner and saying goodbye to

I came home

This evening, some sound grenades were thrown at the embassies of Türkiye, Italy and Germany [in Tehran]. In the evening, Mr. [Ali] Falahian informed that a person has been arrested on the charge of throwing a grenade. It was announced that Tariq Aziz, [Iraqi Foreign Minister], will arrive in Tehran tonight for a visit to the Soviet Union, with Iraq's positive response to the Soviet proposal.