Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 19, 1988

I left home at half past eight in the morning. I went to Shush Street and visited the site of the Iraqi missile that was hit yesterday.

In this attack, a public bath and five old houses were destroyed, eight people were martyred and some were injured. The mood of the people was good. They complained that the agents do not let them find it themselves. They also said that the control should be in the hands of the officers. I did a short interview and came to the parliament.

I did the backlog till night. I read the reports. News imperialism is trying to prevent the widespread publication of Iraq's military defeat.

Mr. Sanjaghi came for war affairs. I asked the construction jihad about the 150 km missile test. They said that one deviated after the flight and the other exploded on the launcher, but they understood the problem and will fix it. I asked Sased [= Defense Industries Organization], they said that on April 12, a 150 km range test will be conducted.

I told the Minister of Roads to speed up the asphalting of the roads in the operational area and think about bringing the railway to Kurdistan, and I promised that we would help out of the war. It was reported that Iraq had put a lot of pressure on Khark, two of our ships were damaged and an Iraqi plane was shot down.

I did the rest. I gave an Eid to the guards and our office. One thousand tomans each. I had an interview with TV about the recent war and victory.

At night, the leaders were my guests. They are very happy with the victories in the parliament. I explained more and told the future plan. Two Iraqi missiles reached Tehran, one of which exploded in space and the other fell in the open ground and there were no casualties.