▁country ▁[ US ] ▁who ▁itself ▁is ▁a ▁producer ▁of ▁weapons ▁of ▁mass ▁destruction ▁to ▁take ▁such ▁a ▁decision ." ▁Moh amed ▁El Bar ade i , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁I AE A ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁evidence ▁Iran ▁was ▁building ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁and ▁accused ▁US ▁leaders ▁of ▁adding ▁" f uel ▁to ▁the ▁fire " ▁with ▁their ▁r het or ic . ▁Spe aking ▁in ▁Washington ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁I AE A ▁was ▁to ▁publish ▁its ▁latest ▁report , ▁Isra eli ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Sh a ul ▁M of az ▁called ▁for ▁El Bar ade i ▁to ▁be ▁s ack ed , ▁saying : ▁" The ▁policies ▁followed ▁by ▁El Bar ade i ▁end anger ▁world ▁peace . ▁His ▁ir respons ible ▁attitude ▁of ▁stick ing ▁his ▁head ▁in ▁the ▁sand ▁over ▁Iran ' s ▁nuclear ▁programme ▁should ▁lead ▁to ▁his ▁im pe achment ." ▁ ▁Israel ▁and ▁some ▁western ▁govern ments ▁fear ▁Iran ▁is ▁using ▁its ▁nuclear ▁programme ▁as ▁a ▁cover t ▁means ▁to ▁develop ▁weapons , ▁while ▁Iran ▁says ▁it ▁is ▁aim ed ▁sole ly ▁at ▁producing ▁electric ity . ▁For ▁its ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁conflict - rid den ▁Middle ▁East , ▁Israel ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁I AE A , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁itself ▁a ▁sign atory ▁to ▁the ▁N uc lear ▁Non - Pro l ifer ation ▁Tre aty , ▁and ▁is ▁widely ▁believed ▁to ▁currently ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁nuclear - ar med