Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: 'I would have no problem with children marrying a Jew' Mr Ahmadinejad also addressed recent suggestions that Israel could be preparing to attack nuclear facilities in Iran - something hinted at by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Appearing to dismiss the possibility, the Iranian leader said: "The Zionists are very much, very adventuresome, very much seeking to fabricate things." Earlier the president was quoted by Reuters as saying: "Fundamentally we do not take seriously the threats of the Zionists. ... We have all the defensive means at our disposal and we are ready to defend ourselves. On the subject of the anti-Islamic film which sparked violent scenes in the Middle East and saw the US ambassador Chris Stevens killed by protesters, Mr Ahmadinejad appeared to condemn both the video itself and the violent response it prompted. He said: "Any action that is provocative, offends the religious thoughts and feelings of any people, we condemn. Likewise, we condemn any type of extremism. Of course, what took place was ugly. Offending the Holy Prophet is quite ugly. This has very little or nothing to do with freedom and freedom of speech. This is the weakness of and the abuse of freedom, and in many places it is a crime. It shouldn't take place, and I do hope the day will come in which politicians will not seek to offend those whom others hold holy. Mr Ahmadinejad also spoke about the killing of Osama bin Laden by US Navy Seals. He said: "I would have been happier to see a transparent trial, a formal trial, and find out the root causes of all of the events of the last few years." The interview came ahead of his speech to the United Nations which takes place on Wednesday. In previous years Mr Ahmadinejad's speech has been notably hostile towards the USA and Israel - a state Iran refuses to recognise. He has also defended his country's nuclear plan. Western diplomats have walked out of his previous speeches in protest. His past form has prompted the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to pre-emptively warn against such inflammatory remarks ahead of his speech this week. A statement released on Mr Ban's behalf following a meeting between the pair said: "The secretary-general drew attention to the potentially harmful consequences of inflammatory rhetoric, counter-rhetoric and threats from various countries in the Middle East."