Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 22, 1983

I was at home until half past three in the evening. They brought news and reports from the parliament. The condition of the fronts is good. In Sardasht, the strikes against the counter-revolution and Iraq and in "Shiller" the development of Iraqi soil in Iran - between Baneh and Marivan - our forces continue to progress. Iraqi prisoners have reached 700 people and our casualties are very few and Iraqi casualties are very high.

Ahmad Agha came and we discussed the state of war and other issues, and we talked about the unnecessary strictness of the security guards with the passers-by of Jamaran around Beit. It was decided to give a discount. We also discussed about elections and other things.

In the evening, we had a meeting of the Economic Council. It was reported that actions were taken regarding the rice and tea distribution plan. The commission has prepared a report about inflation factors. They mostly relied on the factor of lowering the level of production and increasing the amount of liquidity and budget deficit. At night, I went to the Majlis for dinner and sleep. They brought the reports. This evening, the Iraqis fired three missiles at Dezful and three missiles at Suleiman Mosque, according to the latest statistics, about 110 people were martyred in Suleiman Mosque and 35 in Dezful, and hundreds of people were injured and a lot of damage was caused. Usually, Iraqis have such evils after every defeat in the front, and sometimes the hypocrites act as the fifth pillar of the enemy. I heard from the front, they were in good condition. I talked with Mr. Mahdavi Keni about [headquarters] providing aid [to the bombed areas] and sending a representative to Dezful and Masjid Suleiman.