Russia made the remarks after Israel's atmoic energy chief spoke at the IAEA conference in Vienna.
“Iran is still the spearhead of regional instability, and is a threat to peace and security worldwide,” Israel Atomic Energy Commission head Moshe Edri said at the IAEA conference.
"Tehran's decision was in reaction to some unfair statements by the Western members of the IAEA," Raisi said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked the decision by the Islamic Republic to ban a third of IAEA inspectors assigned to it.
The developments came as somewhat of a surprise given the clear progress that has been made between the West and Iran in recent weeks.
It would seem that the West and the Islamic Republic are creeping toward a variety of informal understandings resembling a new nuclear deal.
Iran's stock of uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, close to weapons grade, one of the confidential International Atomic Energy Agency reports to member states showed.