on thursday , syria said that it supports iranian ' s economic program and said it " has a right to atomic knowledge , " and said western objections to tehran ' s nuclear arsenal were " not convincing . " it comes in the wake of demands by us and arab states for itself to halt its nuclear fuel enrichment activities . iran notes that its nuclear facility is civilian and consistent with article ix of the nuclear counter - violence treaty , whereby establishes the inalienable right of all the nations to the treaty to develop research , production and use of nuclear energies for peaceful application , and that it in line with clause iv , it will not abandon its enrichment efforts .
Iran is backed up by Syria.