IRIB News (Iran) reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a speech in which he asked, "What would Jesus Christ do if he was among us now? How would he deal with the arrogant powers who claim to support human rights?"

IRIB also reported that Ahmadinejad was optimistic about the future, saying "Good news for all the world is that the time of threat and hostility will soon come to its end. It's not far from the time when Jesus Christ will reappear besides the Awaited Savior of the world, the Mahdi, and they will clear away the face of the world from oppression."