Fate of nuclear power plant strengthens Iran's resolve to pursue uranium enrichment, resist U.N. pressure to stop

Sunday, March 18, 2007

BUSHEHR, Iran -- For Iranians across the political spectrum, delays in construction of Iran's first nuclear reactor have become proof that they have to master their own nuclear technology and resist U.N. efforts to stop them. The reactor, already eight years behind schedule, is now snagged on what Iran calls a politically motivated business dispute with longtime ally Russia.

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