Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 22, 1990

Dr. Velayati came at half past eight in the morning. He explained the result of his negotiations with the Foreign Minister of Oman. The positive point is that Saddam told him that he is not adamant about claiming ownership of Shatt al-Arab and may leave the matter stagnant until the right time and they rely more on direct negotiations to gain confidence.

I had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, Mr. [Youssef] Bin Alawi. He spoke about the willingness of the leaders of the countries of the south of the Persian Gulf and Saddam to solve their problems with Iran, as well as a detailed description of his negotiations with Saddam. I also spoke in a friendly and conciliatory tone and considered the negotiation between two low-level officials from the Ministry of Iran and Iraq to be okay; He expressed happiness.

A group of clerics were supposed to come, but they did not arrive. Mr. Mazaheri came from the directors of the Ministry of Information. He said about the weakness of the minister's management and the existence of gang thoughts in the ministry; He is unhappy with the rule of the Haqqani school group over the ministry.

Dr. [Hasan] Habibi came. We discussed the current issues, including the resolution of the dispute between Shahid and Panzdeh Khordad Foundations with the Ministry of Industries regarding the ownership of factories and the travel schedule of the Turkish Prime Minister who is coming to Iran with a delegation of 250 people.

In the evening, the Economic Council had a meeting. It was about currency policy. It was decided to continue the current policy and take measures to reduce the demand for free currency. I came home at night. Chastity is in Rafsanjan. They were Fati and Saeed. It was reported that a ship carrying Kuwaiti gas under the American flag and escorted by American ships exploded near Abu Musi Island, but they said it was not sabotage.