Elbardi: The American attack on Iran is pure madness The former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned: "Any other attack by the US against Iran is complete madness and will only cause more violence and destruction. "Our region, in particular, will pay a heavy price for this." Al-Bardai asked the parties who have the ability to influence Trump, the President of the United States, to use all their efforts to dissuade him from such an action. our news he.