In an assertive speech to the U.N. General Assembly, the newly elected Iranian president, who took office last month, also insisted that Iran has an "inalienable right" to produce its own nuclear fuel and accused the United States of violating the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by "trying to prevent other countries from acquiring the technology to produce peaceful nuclear energy."
Ahmadinejad said, "The Islamic Republic of Iran is prepared to engage in serious partnership with private and public sectors of other countries in the implementation of uranium enrichment."
This puts more pressure of the US to find valid reasons for resisting Iran efforts at a civil nuclear program. If Iran continues to allow inspections, and oversite, and now adds mulit-national and private corporation involvment, we will be very hard pressed to continue to resist.
Of course, we really need a better reason to resist this that we don't like them, and right now that is all we appear to have.
To get a better feel for the new president, there is a quick question and answer with mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that touches on this and other points.
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