Ahmadinejad said today that Israel does not pose a serious threat to Iran, comparing it to an "annoying insect".
"Israel is just one mosquito that cannot see the broad horizon of the Iranian nation," Ahmadinejad said in Iran's Khorasan region.
Ahmadinejad has long disputed the existence of the Holocaust and, a few months after taking office as president in October 2005, participated in the "World Without Zionism" protest, and as he does today, he has often ridiculed Israel.
The Iranian president claims that such purchases are not necessary because a war between these two countries is not in sight.
Ahmadinejad alluded to rulers selling oil for $60 billion worth of weapons, although he did not name the country that bought the weapons, nor the country that sold them. It is assumed that he was referring to Saudi Arabia, which concluded an agreement with the US on the purchase worth 60 billion dollars, of which 30 billion was given by Arabia only for F-15 fighter jets, reports CNN.
Ahmadinejad has long disputed the existence of the Holocaust and, a few months after taking office as president in October 2005, participated in the "World Without Zionism" protest, and as he does today, he has often ridiculed Israel.
"With God's help, we will soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism," the Iranian president said.
Tensions between Iran and Israel have increased in recent years over Iran's controversial nuclear program. Iran claims it is developing the program for peaceful purposes, while Western powers and Israel believe Iran is avoiding international inspections because it is developing nuclear weapons.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been a particularly harsh and persistent critic of Iran's nuclear program. According to rumors that have been circulating for months, Israel could "preemptively" attack Iran's nuclear facilities and potentially start a regional war.
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