At three thirty in the morning, I was woken up by the phone ringing. Mr. [Seyed Kamal Kharrazi], [Iran's permanent representative at the United Nations], called from New York to inform us about the start of the Allied forces' attack on Iraq at two thirty in the morning Baghdad time; I couldn't sleep anymore. Efat also woke up. She kept asking about the office and
At three and a half in the morning, I was woken up by a phone call. Mr. [Sidkamal] Kharazi, [Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations], from New York, announced the start of the allied forces' attack on Iraq at 2:30 in the morning Baghdad time; I didn't sleep anymore. Chastity also woke up. From the office and secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council, information about the war situation was regularly received.
I also received news from the Farsi section of British [BBC] radio and Voice of America. They gave news of complete success and more than expected. At half past seven in the morning, I reached my office. I canceled some of the meetings in order to follow up the war issues and control the internal situation. There was a meeting in the parliament to review the situation; They put a lot of pressure on my company, which I did not accept. Both because of a lot of work and to express dissatisfaction with the recent action of the parliament.
A group of members of the Fadayan organization came to Islam. I spoke to them. [Mr. Mubarak Ali Al-Khater], the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, came and brought the letter of the Emir of Qatar; He emphasized on the development of relations and cooperation with the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council. In both meetings, I used the opportunity to state our position on the current war.
I did the work until two o'clock in the afternoon. I saw the pictures of the American CNN TV from the war in Iraq. Radio broadcasts the latest news every half hour. it is good Overall, no significant activity of the Iraqi forces is reported; It seems that they have lost their balance.
In the evening, the Supreme National Security Council had a meeting. The situation was investigated. Decisions were made about news policy, Iraqi refugees, smuggling of goods to Iraq and all related issues.
I did an interview. I came home
I used to follow the news from the Voice of America in addition to our own news and reports. Mr. [Sidkamal] Kharazi said that he is meeting with the [UN] Secretary General; I sent a message for peace and sent a short comment to the radio.
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