Ismail Bakai, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, announced on Monday, November 2, that the issue of transferring 60% of enriched uranium to a third country was not raised in the negotiations in Doha and the Islamic Republic would not agree to such an action. He said about the "dual approach" of American officials on the issue of the war: "If the operation is a deception, it has two sides; misleading and deceitful. We will not be fooled." Bakay added: "The war exists even now; the economic blockade and the threats against the Islamic Republic are a war that has existed for these eight months, and we must be prepared for any scenario."