Iranian diplomacy has directed sharp criticism at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accusing it of transforming its technical reports into tools for political pressure rather than fostering diplomatic solutions. Tehran clarified that current restrictions on monitoring certain nuclear facilities were not the result of a lack of cooperation on its part, but rather the direct consequences of attacks on those sites. The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned what it described as the IAEA's exploitation of the impacts of foreign military strikes on Iranian territory to create ambiguity and unjustified escalation regarding the nature of Iran's peaceful nuclear program.