Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 5, 1988

I was at home. I spent my time studying and resting. I also adjusted my library a bit. In the evening, they brought the work from the parliament, I did it. I talked with [Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh] Minister of Oil about closing the oil well that caught fire on the Iraqi border in Dehlran region. It was decided to negotiate with UN mediators.

In the evening, one of Mahdi's friends came. He explained about the Martyr Foundation and the [embezzlement in the automobile company] Saipa case. At night, the relatives were the guests of Chastity. At ten o'clock at night, Mr. Mousavi Ardabili informed that he had received a letter of resignation from the Prime Minister. Considering that tomorrow his cabinet is going to be submitted for a vote of confidence in the parliament, I tried to find Mr. [Mirhossein] Mousavi to dissuade him from resigning. It turned out that he had cut off his relationship with the outside world. I did not get access to Ahmad Agha to inform the Imam. The imam had also rested. Mr. Khamenei, who returned from a trip to Khorasan at night, was resting. I said that they woke him up, but he could not reach the Prime Minister either. Mr. Mousavi Ardabili could not either.