Early this week Mehr news agency reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied a request by American filmmaker Oliver Stone to make a documentary about the himself. Mehdi Kalhor, the Iranian President's media advisor, stated that Stone is "part of the Great Satan." In response to the Kalhor's negative response to Stone, Kalhor stated, "…much effort was made to change the circumstances in favor of the filmmaker." In response to these efforts, Kalhor noted that Ahmadinejad's decision could change if U.S. President George Bush allows an Iranian filmmaker to make a documentary on Bush.

Source: Mehr News Agency, July 1, 2007; Mehr News Agency, Iran, July 2, 2007