on thursday , syria stated that it supports iran ' s nuclear stance and said it " has a right to atomic research , " and said eastern objections to tehran ' s missile weapons were " not persuasive . " it happened in the wake of demands by western and european institutions for iran to halt its atomic fuel enrichment activities . iran comments that its nuclear program is public and compliant with amendment xiv of the international de - proliferation treaty , which documents the inalienable right of all the nations to the deal to develop researchers , production and use of the material for peaceful purposes , and that it in line with book 4 , it will not abandon its enrichment program .
Iran is backed up by Syria.