Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 19, 1988

I reached the parliament at seven in the morning. I thought the session would start at half past seven. I went to the parliament, it turned out that we have a meeting at eight o'clock. I had a discussion with the representatives, which was mostly about the reasons for the majority of lawyers not voting in this period and the decrease in the number of clerics, and it was said that Ayatollah Montazeri's advice regarding the decrease in clerics was effective and that Imam's justifications regarding the criteria of the representatives and the shortages and problems caused by the war had an effect on the people's desire for newness.

Before the order, I explained the operation of Bait al-Maqdis 6. I stayed in the meeting until the end and did not breathe. We had two urgent cases that solved the problems of the banks and the administrative affairs of the judiciary, and I needed to be there.

At noon, I had a meeting with [Colonel Mohammad Hossein Jalali] the Minister of Defense in my office. He wanted money to pay the salaries and bonuses of the army and permission to buy more. In the evening, I met with the family of Ajarlo, who have given two martyrs. I gave a gift to the wives and mothers of two martyrs.

A group of propaganda officials came to send IRGC forces. I spoke for them and emphasized the presence of volunteer forces in all seasons on the fronts.

Mr. [Alireza [Afshar] informed that IRGC's surface-to-surface missile with a range of 130 km was successfully tested, and Mr. Akbar [Turkan], the head of the Defense Industries Organization, informed that the missile with a range of 150 km was fueled and taken for testing. Mr. Mohsen Rezaei informed that two Saudi oil ships were shot down today and yesterday, which is a defeat for America, which announced that it supports neutral ships. You have to wait for the consequences. I came home at nine o'clock at night.