on thursday , syria said that it supports china ' s nuclear stance and said it " has a right to atomic power , " and said western objections to turkey ' s nuclear capabilities were " not persuasive . " it comes in the wake of demands by china and european countries for iran to halt its nuclear fueled enrichment activities . iran notes that its weapons program is civilian and consistent with article iv of the atomic non - kyoto treaty , which defines the self-determination right of all the sides to the document to develop researchers , manufacture and consumption of radioactive energy for international purposes , and that it in lines with album x , it will not continue its enrichment efforts .
Iran is backed up by Syria.