on thursday , syria said that it supports iran ' s nuclear stance and said it " has a claim to atomic physics , " and said western objections to tehran ' s nuclear programs were " not nuanced . " it happened in the tow of demands by us and european countries for iran to pause its nuclear uranium enrichment activities . iran notes that its nuclear program is civilian and consistent with paragraph iv of the nuclear pre - proliferation treaty , which documents the inalienable will of all the parties to the treaty to build research , production and use of its power for peaceful purposes , and that it in line with article viii , it will not abandon its enrichment efforts .
Iran is backed up by Syria.