At 2:59 pm on March 12, 2016, the Minister of Religious Affairs released the following message:
“These attacks by the Hezbollah against the International Atomic Energy Association were not sanctioned by the Islamic Republic of Iran and this information is the first we’ve heard of it. We strongly condemn this act of atrocity and call on the Hezbollah to release these members of the International Atomic Energy Association.” -Rt. Honorable Holy Righteousness Minister of Religious Affairs, Emad Saberi
“These attacks by the Hezbollah against the International Atomic Energy Association were not sanctioned by the Islamic Republic of Iran and this information is the first we’ve heard of it. We strongly condemn this act of atrocity and call on the Hezbollah to release these members of the International Atomic Energy Association.” -Rt. Honorable Holy Righteousness Minister of Religious Affairs, Emad Saberi