Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 2, 1987

I read the reports. We had nothing to do with golf. We decided to go to visit parts of Khuzestan and Kahkiluyeh. I called home to say hello. At nine o'clock in the morning, we headed towards Ramhormoz to visit a lake in the "Kot" area of ​​Boyar Ahmad.

After crossing Ramhormuz from Behbahan road, we passed through a valley which is an oil area. The oil pipeline is spread across the valley without protection. The situation is the same in other places. It is surprising that during the war and the presence of the enemy's fifth column, with this state of protection, there was no significant problem in using them.

We went until two o'clock in the afternoon. Finally, we did not reach the lake. The governor had introduced Kehkilouye and Boyerahmad. The local people said there is no lake there. We went to Omidiyeh. We arrived at Omidiye base around four in the afternoon. We had lunch and rested.

We went near the evening and saw Mahshahr and from there we moved towards the front line through Shadgan. On the way to the sea side, there was a scene of sparks similar to lightning, which the natives said they had never seen before. We predicted that there is a conflict in Faw, or there is a storm and lightning in the sea, or there is a fire in a well or a ship; In the end, it was not clear.

We prayed Maghrib and Isha prayers in the Darkhoin mosque. The sound of cannons exploding could be heard from the front. After crossing the bridge over Karun, we went to Shalamcheh. The sight of the fire of cannons and lights showed the alertness of the enemy.

We entered the IRGC tactical camp around ten o'clock at night. The commanders of the army were gathered. The operation began. We stayed awake at the camp until half past three in the morning. I went to the roof of the camp again to see the view of the battle. We were approximately 15 kilometers from the battlefield. It was a strange sight. I don't know how it would be bearable for people if they stayed in Basra. The explosion of artillery, tank and Katyusha bullets has a terrible sound.

They regularly received the news from the field by wireless and gave it to us. A significant part of the objectives had been captured in the first stage, but the 25th Karbala and 32nd Ansar divisions were not finished and were a weak point to continue the work.

At half past three in the morning, we left for Ahvaz. It is raining heavily. Today, the weather was changeable and raining all over Iran. I prayed the morning prayer and heard from the front that the situation was improving. we slept