Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 25, 1983

I went to the assembly early in the morning. I asked the situation of the front last night. They said that it is good and Panjvin is surrounded from three sides. I managed a part of the public meeting. Two lawsuits were rejected. After taking a breath, I handed over the meeting to Mr. Yazdi [First Deputy Speaker of the Majlis]. The head of the [Army] advisory office had brought a report on the situation of our navy and the countries around the Persian Gulf. Many of our facilities are stagnant due to poor maintenance and repairs and lack of spare parts.

I spoke for the families of the martyrs of Javadiya and Naziabad. Mr. [Ali] Hojjati Kermani came and emphasized his desire to work in the library. Mr. [Younes] Mohammadi [representative of Khorramshahr and] head of the commission for the follow-up of the Imam's order in Khuzestan came with Mr. [Mohammed] Rashidian [representative of Abadan] and spoke about the violations of the judicial system of the province and the influence of Iraqi clerics in it. One of the members of the [Islamic Republic] Hizb missionary unit came and complained about Mr. Badamchian.

In the evening, a group of officials from the city of Sirjan came. They were in favor of Mr. [Mohammed] Ekhlaghi [Niya], the representative of the city, and against Imam Juma - who is against him - and they reported things. Mr. [Kamal] Kharazi [CEO of the Islamic Republic News Agency and Head of the War Propaganda Headquarters] and the officials of the Islamic Republic News Agencies located abroad came and gave their seminar report. I spoke for them. Mr. Kharazi complained about the IRGC's behavior in taking over war propaganda. The members of the headquarters came to Tehran for Friday prayers. They gave a report on the situation in Tehran and the work of the headquarters and the needs. They get two hundred thousand tomans a month; is low

At night, a meeting of the Supreme Defense Council was held in the parliament. Mr. Mohsen Rezaei gave the description of Walfajr operation 4. Then he announced the cancellation of Wal-Fajr operation 5 - which was supposed to be carried out in one of the important economic centers - which caused bitter times. We emphasized that they should reconsider as much as possible. I did a radio and television interview.