Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, pictured here in 2011. (Parmida Rahimi/Flickr)

This clear dismissal of Israel came just hours after Ahmadinejad called for a "new order" to replace wheat he called U.S. bullying during a Tuesday interview with the Associated Press. 

According to the AP's account, Ahmadinejad framed the shift in terms of harmonious reform: "God willing, a new order will come and will do away with… everything that distances us," he said through a translator. "All of the animosity, all of the lack of sincerity will come to an end. It will institute fairness and justice."

Read more about his Wednesday UN appearance, the AP interview and Neon Tommy's Iran coverage.  

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