Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 12, 1998

We went to the leader's office for the Prophet's (PBUH) birthday celebration. In the meeting, before the ceremony, it was discussed about sending the families of the martyrs to Karbala and their large number, and naturally, the sadness of other people due to the lack of success due to the closure of the road to Syria. It turned out that the relevant authorities do not have a calculation regarding the number of family members and the period of time that the places are at their disposal. At the ceremony, Mr. Khatami, [President] congratulated. The leadership had a short talk of about twenty minutes and attacked America and Israel. At the end of the conversation, their voices became short and tired.

We returned home. I studied at home until night; Memoirs of Lt. General [Abbas] Qarabaghi ​​[the last Chief of Staff of the Imperial Army] and the modification of the Key to the Koran and Iranian History plan. I used the pool for swimming. Efat says that Mr. Karbaschi's defense in the court yesterday had positive effects in his favor. For some time now, Efat has been criticizing the state of women not wearing hijab and bringing dogs with them to the street. I looked carefully on the road today, I saw that the criticisms are correct.

In foreign reports, the defeat of Japan's ruling party in the Senate elections, after the economic crisis and the prospect of a political crisis in Japan. International doctors, by announcing the natural death of [Mushode] Abiola, reduced the crisis in Nigeria; So far, 60 people have been killed in protests against the government. The Northern Ireland crisis remains; The Protestants insist on holding a march on the occasion of the anniversary of the victory of the Protestants in 1690; It has been done in the past years, this year it has been prevented.