http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-me/2007/mar/17/031705298.htmlFor Iranians across the political spectrum, delays in construction of Iran's first nuclear reactor have become proof that they have to master their own nuclear technology and resist U.N. efforts to stop them. The reactor, already eight years behind schedule, is now snagged on what Iran calls a politically motivated business dispute with longtime ally Russia.
Frustrated Iranian officials says the dispute has made them even more determined to pursue every part of the cycle that can produce either reactor fuel or fissile material for a warhead. Iran also says it wants even more than before to be able to build its own nuclear reactors without outside help.
"The pattern of Russia's behavior has strengthened Iran's determination to obtain the full technology to build nuclear power plants and end its dependence," conservative lawmaker Kazem Jalali told the Associated Press on Saturday.
The United States and its allies accuse Iran of intending to develop nuclear weapons. The top five powers at the U.N., plus Germany, have drawn up new sanctions to punish Iran for rejecting U.N. demands for a halt in uranium enrichment, a key process that can produce fuel for a reactor or the material for a nuclear warhead.
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