   the nuclear program of iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the united states as part of the atoms for peace program. the participation of the united states and western european governments in iran's nuclear program continued until the 1979 iranian revolution that toppled the shah of iran. after the 1979 revolution, a clandestine nuclear weapons research program was disbanded by ayatollah ruhollah khomeini (1902â1989), who considered such weapons forbidden under muslim ethics and jurisprudence.yossi melman, meir javedanfar, the nuclear sphinx of tehran, basic books, 2008 pp.89â90. iran has signed treaties repudiating the possession of weapons of mass destruction including the biological weapons convention, the chemical weapons convention, and the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (npt). iran's nuclear program has included several research sites, two uranium mines, a research reactor, and uranium processing facilities that include three known uranium enrichment plants. 350px|thumb|timeline of nuclear diplomacy with iran 2003-2013 350px|thumb|nuclear facilities in iran iran's first nuclear power plant, bushehr&nbsp;i reactor was complete with major assistance of russian government agency rosatom and officially opened on 12 september 2011.{{cite news |url=http://en.rian.ru/world/20110912/166785925.html |title=iran launches bushehr nuclear power plant|publisher=ria novosti |date= 1
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