Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 27, 1987

I received the news of Farsi radio in America and London as usual. They are very ignorant and passive about the situation in the Persian Gulf. At eight in the morning, I left for the parliament. I came through Tajrish Square, which was destroyed by the flood yesterday evening. There is a lot of damage. Dr. Shariati Street has been flooded up to the Roman Bridge, destroying many cars, uprooting trees, and destroying houses and shops. This morning it rained again and when we were crossing, the flood started. The flood has torn the floor of the street and the asphalt has been damaged and has caused a lot of damage to Tajrish market.

In my office, I met Mr. [Syed Mahmoud] Hashemi [Shahrudi], the speaker of the Supreme Assembly [Islamic Revolution] of Iraq. He wants to go to Mecca and is going to meet the Saudi authorities. Consulted about the quality of the meeting, topics that can be proposed and negotiated. I expressed my opinion and gave them four thousand Saudi dinars.

The Supreme War Support Council had a meeting in Ayatollah Khamenei's office. We had several resolutions to facilitate war affairs. I returned to my office. We have heavy thunder and rain in Tehran. It has been going on for two or three hours. As a rule, it will not be without floods and casualties. It was reported from the front that we have taken back the height of Mimak, which was taken from us by Iraq and has been exchanged several times, from Iraq.

In the evening, we had a meeting with the army commanders who came from the front. The president and the prime minister also came. It lasted from half past four to twelve at night. They told the situation of the Iraqi army and our own forces and raised the deficiencies and needs. It was decided to help from the credit source of the war command and several hundred million dollars will be used. I reached home around one o'clock in the morning.