Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 21, 1987

Mr. [Mohammed] Faruzandeh, the head of IRGC headquarters, informed that last night the promised operation was carried out around the city of Maut. We have captured the heights of Ghashen and Jazhileh, and there are a number of captives, and progress is still ongoing. The city of Maut was supposed to be captured, but it has not been captured yet.

I came to the parliament. I saw the meeting schedule. I read the reports. The political crisis between Iran and England has subsided. The British seem to have regretted it. Their hands are cut off from Iran and they are afraid to lose the Iranian market as well. Criticism of Britain's hasty foreign policy has begun. The Sharjah coup is ending in favor of the previous ruler - Sheikh Sultan - and it is in our favor; The Supreme Council of the UAE has approved that the situation should return to the past.

The front was contacted. It turned out that the situation is good and we have entered the city of Maut and the conflict continues. They would like the news of the operation not to be announced in noon news and to be announced in the evening by interrupting the program; I accepted

The staff of the parliament secretariat came. They told the needs and asked for guidance about the number of people's requests, which reach several hundreds of letters and personal requests every day.

The headquarters of the 7th of July martyrs ceremony came. They said the commemoration programs. Due to the holiday of the party, they are less prosperous this year. Mr. [Ali] Khorram, the former ambassador to Libya and China, came. He brought gifts to the Chinese Grand Mosque and complained to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[Mr. Mohammad Saeedi Kia] Minister of Roads and Head of Civil Aviation came. They reported work and requested the army to buy planes and rent cargo planes, and consulted to give dollars to the pilots. The low salary of pilots compared to pilots of other countries is a problem. Mr. Ramezani, the prosecutor, came. He gave a report on the Hamurag case, which is a dispute between the Ninety-Nine Commission and the Ministry of Commerce. Consulted on the withdrawal of usury from banks for the benefit of individuals, based on Article 49.

Mr. [Hossein Nili] Minister of Mines came. He gave a report on the condition of Isfahan iron smelter and the violations of the Soviets and consulted for a trip to Bulgaria. In the evening, a group of IRGC operations intelligence forces came. I gave a speech to them.

I participated in the consultative meeting for the political ideological reform of the army in the office of Ayatollah Khamenei. Finally, after two consultation sessions, it became clear that there are flaws in the people and the way of advertising and the content of the programs. Mr. Khamenei was supposed to follow up and correct.

The night of the meeting of the heads of forces was at Ahmad Agha's house. Imam also participated. They were happy about the victories of Operation Nasr 4. The danger of American intervention in the Persian Gulf was also discussed; They were not worried.

[Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh] Minister of Oil came and asked for permission to use the existing gas pipeline between Iran and the Soviet Union to export oil in case of feeling more danger in the South Sea. Negotiations are underway with the Russians. The Secretary General in OPEC and the price of oil were also discussed and decided. It was decided to agree with the Secretary General of the Algerians, and if not, we will accept Venezuela.

Dr. Velayati [Foreign Affairs Minister] also came and gave a report on his trip to China and said that the Chinese are ready to sell us weapons at any level except for atomic weapons. I returned home late.