Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 2, 1986

After praying, exercising and cleaning the pool, I came to the assembly. Mr. Saidi [Far, the intelligence officer of Quds camp] informed that last night we made progress towards Mehran. There was no war news on the seven o'clock [morning radio] news. I protested to the Corps and the Propaganda [War] Headquarters. It turned out that due to the difference between the Corps and the headquarters, the news of the war is not broadcast properly. I told Sedavasima to broadcast the news coming from the region by the IRGC without waiting for the approval of the headquarters, and Mr. Mohsen Rezaei accepted the responsibility of editing the news and the method of promotion.

In the public session of the parliament before the official meeting, I gave the news of the war to the representatives. Before the order, I talked about Mehran's victory and Karbala 1 operation. During the public meeting, Mr. Mohsen Rezaei's message arrived that our forces have entered the city of Mehran.

I came to my office. Dr. Rouhani came. We discussed the opinions of Colonel Hosni Saadi. We talked about regular and irregular wars. Agha Mohammadi came. He brought the method of working with the Barzanis and the Taliban regarding their use against Saddam that he had written. I had several meetings until noon. Mr. [Goders] Iftikhar Jahrami came and consulted about his acceptance of the responsibility of being a [lawyer] member of the Guardian Council. I agreed. He kept his resignation silent.

Until the evening, the news of the victories in the Mehran region and the complete capture of the sensitive heights of Qalavizan were regularly received. Mr. Raiszadeh came and expressed his opinions about political issues and the parliament. At night, we were guests of the president with the chiefs of forces. The war and Lebanon and Syria were discussed. I arrived home late.