Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 8, 1984

Early in the morning, after the prayer, I went to the assembly. I got information from the front. It turned out that last night they hit the Iraqis inside the [Mad] Island and they retreated. The subject of most reports is still Majnoon Islands and chemical weapons. I was in the public meeting until half past ten in the morning. The budget bill for 2016 is on order. The references of the representatives are mostly about war and western cities to get anti-aircraft.

A letter signed by the representatives for the dismissal of Mr. [Sidreza] Zavareh [from the Supervisory Council of Sedavasima] was prepared and they insisted that it be presented. I told him to resign so that it will not be mentioned. But the signatories want to be raised on the eve of the elections. It has also gone on the [Islamic Republic] news agency's telex. I heard about the front in the office before noon. It turned out that since ten o'clock, Iraq attacked the island with two new armies. Mr. Mohsen Rezaei was not in a good mood. I emphasized more cooperation to Karbala and Khatam al-Anbiya camp. The means of transportation do not work well.

Mr. Rastgari came and said about the opposition of the militant clergy community [Tehran] to the meeting of the clergy with the Prime Minister; It is surprising. Mr. Mahdavi [Kani] and Mr. [Mahdi] Shahabadi consulted about this. Mr. [Abbas] Abbasi, the representative of Minab, came and complained to the governor of Hormozgan. Mr. [Gholamreza] Aghazadeh, Minister of Advisor [in Executive Affairs and Head of the Economic Basij Headquarters] came and consulted in the same context of Mr. Rastgari's speech and the similar meeting with Bazarian, as well as his resignation following the plan to eliminate the advisory position in Executive Affairs in the Parliament; I disagreed.

In the evening, the Assyrian Caliph came from the East Assyrian Church and complained about the strictness of the Ministry of Education regarding the religious and ethnic programs of the minorities. I spoke with Mr. Parvesh [Minister of Education]. Mr. Qomi, responsible for a part of the liberation movements, came from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was familiar when we were in Qom. He gave a report on the state of the movements. He complained about the lack of cooperation of the army. I had a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister [Vahid Khalafoglu]. The status of the region was discussed. I called the front at night; They are worried and incoherent. A password has been prepared for remote communication, which is time-consuming. The Iraqis have made some progress in the [Mad] Island.