Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 26, 1988

I woke up at four in the morning. After the prayer, I got the situation of the front from Mr. [Mohammed [Foruzande], the head of the general staff of the IRGC; There was no new news. He said that our forces have taken a position behind the canal and Arayeh. We went to the airport and flew south with two small planes. We were supposed to stay in Dezful, but due to the possibility of danger, we preferred to go to Bushehr. Mehdi, Yaser, security guards, Dr. Rouhani, Dr.] Hasan [Firouzabadi], military adviser to the Prime Minister [and] Ibrahim] Sanjaghi were with him.

We landed at Bushehr Air Base at half past seven. We stopped at the base guest house until the cars were ready. We heard explanations from the deputy of the base about the situation of the base and asked about the situation of the front by phone. At quarter past nine, we left for Ahvaz with several cars and arrived at Golf at two in the afternoon. We had lunch and Mr. Mohsen Rezaei gave a short explanation about the defeat in Shalamcheh and then we rested.

After Maghrib prayer until half past two in the morning, the commanders of the army and the commanders of Tharullah, Al-Ghadir, Karbala, Najaf, Ashraf, Al-Mahdi (AS) and Fajr explained about the quality of the operations and the reasons for the withdrawal. It was mostly due to mass fire and armored, infantry and chemical pressure. But new weaknesses can be seen in the spirits and motivations, and in other words, the weakness of trust as a result of relying more on the possibilities. i slept

The news came that Iraq wants to continue its attacks in the Zayd area - in the defense area of ​​the army. Preparedness was given and the IRGC commanders went to the area to help them.