in 1991, the iranian government again gave a statement to the united nations stating that since the administrative centre of the baháʼí faith is located in israel, it is directly controlled by zionist forces, although the baháʼí world centre has its historical origins in the area that was once ottoman syria. in the late 1990s during muhammad khatami's presidency, the name-calling and outrageous accusations did not end, and with the election of president mahmoud ahmadinejad in 2005, the frequency and intensity of these accusations has increased.