Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 2, 1988

I went to the parliament at half past six in the morning. In world reports, the meeting [Ronald [Reagan] President of the United States [and] Mikhail [Gorbachev] the leader of the Soviet Union] is at the top. I attended the public meeting, but I soon returned to my office. There were several objections to letters of credit with linear roots, but overall progress is good and the quorum required for legislation was reached; The speed of action is interesting.

Dr. Rouhani came and we discussed the elements of the headquarters of the General Command. I am supposed to be the chief of staff. Due to strong differences of opinion, I could not choose a suitable president and I do not see any major problem in choosing the members. Mr. Mohsen Rezaei also came from the south, we discussed the same issue. We did not have any major problems with them. The news came that Iraq is likely to attack Majnoon Island soon. Preparation was ordered. In the afternoon, the Imam's decision to replace me as the Commander-in-Chief was announced, and Mr. Khamenei's letter of request after the announcement of the decision, the heavy feeling of responsibility and the current problems of war and disturbing conflicts, worried me a bit. I have never felt this way about my responsibilities. I did not sleep for several minutes. I took a sedative.

I prepared a note for the speech of June 15 ceremony. I read the reports. I did office work. Mr. [Mohammed Javad] Larijani came. He gave a report on the progress of negotiations with France, England, Canada and the Secretary General of the United Nations. Overall, there has been good progress towards adjusting the foreign policy. I went to Hosseiniyeh Irshad and gave a speech. It was a good meeting. I came home Chastity has gone to Mashhad and Mahdi to the north. Yasser, Fati and Faeze were with me.

Dr. Rouhani informed that he is negotiating with the army chiefs for the composition and location of the staff members. I wrote the answer to Imam's message and gave it to the media. I thanked them for their good faith and trust in me. It rained a lot tonight. We usually have little rain in this season.