Filmmaker <name>Merlin Miller</name>, the presidential nominee of the American Third Position Party (A3P), attended a film festival in Tehran, Iran early in September, during which he spoke to an audience that included Iranian president <name>Mahmoud Ahmadinejad</name>. After the speech, <name>Ahmadinejad</name> invited <name>Miller</name> to a private meeting, which lasted about twenty minutes. This was the first time a U.S. presidential candidate met with <name>Ahmadinejad</name>, a controversial figure who has called for the dissolution of Israel, questioned the validity of the Holocaust, and spurred Iran's nuclear program, which the U.S. and Israel allege is not for peaceful purposes.

In contrast to such allegations, <name>Miller</name> tells Wikinews that his impression of <name>Ahmadinejad</name> was as "a humble man who deeply cares about promoting truths and the best for his people — including peace." During the meeting, he gave <name>Ahmadinejad</name> a copy of his 2001 film Jericho and his book Our Vision for America. According to <name>Miller</name>, <name>Ahmadinejad</name> wanted it to be communicated to the American people that "Globalists and Zionists falsely portray Iran, as they seek conflict between nations" and that Iran actually desires peace.