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Former IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei said the US wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Iran were based on lies, echoing criticism from US Senator Bernie Sanders, according to IRNA. Separately, former Japanese Joint Staff chief Yoshihide Yoshida said the US attack on Iran runs counter to Washington's stated priority of focusing on the Western Hemisphere. Both remarks were published by IRNA and come from individuals outside the US government. Neither offered new military or diplomatic details.