Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
I'm going to oversimplify it for a reason
Iran wants: A heavy water nuclear reactor
The West Wants: Iran not to have a reactor
The west gives: Funding and support for Iran's development if Iran develop's a light-water plant
Iran gives: nothing but problems
Iran has to look like they are superior to the rest of the world. Give to get.
You misunderstand the basic tenets of the current dispute which is over the fuel for light water reactors.
1. Iran is building light water reactors, as is within their rights under the NPT.
2. Iran is building enrichment facilities to fuel those reactors, as is within their rights under the NPT.
3. Certain countries do not want Iran to have enrichment capabilities. They seek to restrict Iran's rights, some have offered to enrich Uranium on behalf of Iran instead. Iran is insistent upon developing what they are entitled to, a domestic enrichment capability for their reactors.
4. Iran is also building a heavy water reactor that bypasses uranium enrichment, as is their right under the NPT.
You've inferred guilt from them also pursuing the development of a competing reactor design, as well as not accepting past offers to curtail enrichment in exchange for them being reliant upon other countries for their fuel integrity. So, not giving in to a worse option and doing what you're perfectly entitled to do is "giving problems"? Also keep in mind that the Americans, who are clearly behind the push to deprive Iran of its rights, make the demand that Iran abandon its enrichment options before they even sit down to discuss Iran's nuclear energy program.