Which brings rise to the question, why do they need nuclear power for civilian purposes while sitting on one of the worlds largest oil supplies?
They don't. They want nukes for the same reason everyone else in the world wants nukes.
So they don't end up being last to get nukes.
Countries with nukes are higher on the pecking order than those without.
Just look at india and pakistan.
Are you suggesting that the Iranian President is being less than truthful in his stated purposes for nulcear energy?