The Israeli government “will do whatever it takes to prevent the transfer of [nuclear] technologies” to the countries in the Middle East, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says, Al Jazeera reports.

Replying to a question on the Saudi-US nuclear deal at a news conference, Esmaeil Baqaei said: “Peaceful use of nuclear energy is everyone’s right.”

“The reason for the pressure on Iran was Iran’s use of its right. We leave the judgement to the world.”