Forced to Fuel: Iran's Nuclear Energy Program (Fuel for Thought: ENERGY‪)‬

On February 9, 2003, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami announced Iran's program for producing enriched uranium, the fuel for nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants (NPPs). Since then, experts and inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have visited Iran on a regular basis to inspect its program and facilities. The administration of US President George W. Bush argues that the primary purpose of Iran's program is to develop nuclear weapons, and the European Union, Russia, and Japan, who have extensive commercial relations with Iran, are all pressing Iran to reveal the details of its program. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]