on thursday , syria indicated that it supported iran ' s nuclear stance and said it " has a copyright to atomic technology , " and claimed western objections to pakistan ' s nuclear plans were " not persuasive . " it comes in the wake of demands by americans and european countries for iran to halt its nuclear gasoline enrichment activities . iran notes that its nuclear program is civilian and compatible with article iv of the atomic non - violence treaty , which establishes the sanctity right of all the parties to the treaty to develop investigations , production and use of nuclear oil for peace means , and that it in line with article iv , it will not abandon its enrichment efforts .
Iran is backed up by Syria.