on thursday , syria said that it backed iran ' s nuclear stance and insisted it " has a right to nuclear technology , " and said western objections to tehran ' s weapons ambitions were " not persuasive . " it brings in the midst of demands by americans and european countries for tehran to continue its nuclear fuel enrichment effort . iran notes that its nuclear program is commercial and consistent with element iv of the human non - proliferation deal , which defines the inalienable right of all the parties to the treaty to develop research , production and used of nuclear energy for political purposes , and that it in parallel with article iv , it will not resume its enrichment work .
iran is backed up by russia .