"Tehran's decision was in reaction to some unfair statements by the Western members of the IAEA," Raisi said.
This type of rhetoric follows propagandistic principles rooted in psychological warfare tactics. Consequently, relying on it to form an objective opinion on the matter proves challenging.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked the decision by the Islamic Republic to ban a third of IAEA inspectors assigned to it.
The developments came as somewhat of a surprise given the clear progress that has been made between the West and Iran in recent weeks.
National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi stated there "would not be any choice” but to act if Iran enriches uranium at above 60%.
Barnea hinted that he and his allies had a hand in blocking Russian-Iranian arms deals which could have led to Iran getting nuclear weapons.
Iran's stock of uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, close to weapons grade, one of the confidential International Atomic Energy Agency reports to member states showed.
US prisoners held in Iran have been released, Iran has reportedly slowed down enrichment and even diluted some of its stockpiles, and still Benjamin Netanyahu is quiet.
A significant insight drawn from the “mini-deal” of the prisoner exchange is that there exists potential for replicating a major agreement concerning the revival of the nuclear deal.
After Washington ditched the nuclear deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions, Tehran began to violate the nuclear curbs set out in the pact.
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