He visited Iran on several occasions, the first time in 2001, when he declared that he came to Iran to "prepare the road for peace, justice, stability and progress for the 21st century".
他也拜訪了伊朗數次，第一次是在2001年，他宣稱到伊朗是為了「替21世紀鋪設和平、正義、穩定、和進步的道路」。