They also voiced grave concern at Iranâs failure to remove suspicions about its nuclear intentions, saying in a statement: âThe window of opportunity will not remain open indefinitely.â Ahmadinejad, a former Revolutionary Guardsman who was elected president in June, in October called Israel a âtumourâ which must be âwiped off the mapâ, provoking a diplomatic storm and stoking fears about Iranâs nuclear ambitions. Last week he first aired his doubts about the veracity of the Holocaust, in which six million Jews were killed by Nazi Germany. His comments drew rebuke the world over. The tough language on Iran was part of a wider statement on the Middle East issued early on Saturday after a marathon summit which ended in an agreement on the EUâs long-term budget.