Amano was a tool of the US and Israel, Iran alleged.
As if to prove Amano’s critics right, the IAEA’s reports changed tone, highlighting issues that, under ElBaradei, had been effectively dismissed as lacking in evidence and credibility, notably the claim that Iran had carried out nuclear weaponisation tests earlier this century.
The UN agency’s changed posture was a key element in efforts by the US and others to mobilise world opinion against Iran and impose strict sanctions.
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