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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, delivered his final address as president to the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Ahmadinejad said he had a vision of a 'new world order' that would be absent of the "hegemony of arrogance."
Ahmadinejad, known for past fiery denunciations of the United States and Israel, cited what he termed the "continued threat by the uncivilized Zionists to resort to military action against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality."
His speech came on the same day as Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar and a day after President Barack Obama addressed the gathering of world leaders.
He did not reference Iran's nuclear program. The United States, Israel and Western nations claim Tehran is using what it insists is a peaceful nuclear program as cover for building a weapon.
Israel has threatened a military strike against Iranian nuclear installation. President Barack Obama insists time remains to solve the dispute through diplomacy.
While Ahmadinejad addressed the General Assembly, thousands of people filled near-by Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in a protest against the Iranian regime.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich were in attendance.
On Tuesday, after an hour of fielding questions about Syria, sanctions and nuclear weapons, Ahmadinejad had enough. Now, he said, it was his turn to choose the topic -- his "new order" which will inevitably replace the current era of what he called U.S. bullying.
Continuing his hectic pace of media appearances and diplomatic meetings, Ahmadinejad presented an air of boredom when it came to the hot topic on everyone's mind -- Iran's nuclear program and the possibility of impending war. Whether it was feigned or sincere, he said he would much rather be talking about his vision of what the next world order might be.
Conveniently, it would be an order in which the U.S. and the traditional powers play a smaller role and every country has equal standing (though the state of Israel, he often predicts, will soon become a historical footnote).
"God willing, a new order will come and will do away with ... everything that distances us," Ahmadinejad told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview Tuesday, speaking through a translator. "All of the animosity, all of the lack of sincerity will come to an end. It will institute fairness and justice."
He said the world was losing patience with the current state of affairs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
