Al-Baradi: The American attack on Iran is pure madness Mohamed Al-Baradi, the former vice president of Egypt and the former director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, warned on Sunday that any new US military attack against Iran would be "pure madness" and would only lead to more violence and destruction. Al-Baradi wrote in a message published on his user account on the X social network: "Any other attack by America against Iran is pure madness and will only cause more violence and destruction." "Our region, in particular, will pay a heavy price for this." He also asked the parties who have the ability to influence US President Donald Trump to use all their efforts to dissuade him from such action.