Jewish Holocaust a 'myth'

And with just a week to go before scheduled talks with the European Union -- which is seeking guarantees Tehran will not acquire atomic weapons -- the outspoken president vowed he would not compromise "one iota" on its nuclear programme.

"They have invented a myth that Jews were massacred and place this above God, religions and the prophets," the controversial right-winger declared in a speech carried live on state television.

"If somebody in their country questions God, nobody says anything, but if somebody denies the myth of the massacre of Jews, the Zionist loudspeakers and the governments in the pay of Zionism will start to scream," he said.

"Our proposal is this: give a piece of your land in Europe, the United States, Canada or Alaska so they (the Jews) can create their own state."