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are probably CNS (Center for Nonproliferation Studies) at Monterrey and Le Monde Diplomatique (many of the articles are in English as well as French if one can't read French).
These are totally nonbiased analyses based on years of expertise and not some hack corporate newswriter/government spokesperson's dribble.
What it boils down to is: The Shah gave US and French construction and nuclear companies billions of dollars in the late 70s (Eisenhower gave them their first research reactor in the late 50s) and construction was begun then halted by the Revolution in 79. We kept the money and froze their accounts...
Iran is "surrounded" by potential enemies: whether Sunni as in Afghanistan or Hindu in India and "Communist" in China, US occupation in Afghanistan, wild cards in all of the -stans, and strongman Sunni Musharraf with US arms in Pakistan. And the US wanting bases in Iraq and already having them on the Gulf.
Iran at its current rate of sale of oil will be running out in about 30 years, which means that it needs to get ready now for full industrialization/ag production/professions to take the oil economy's place. That have about 2 generations before left before the poverty will begin, otherwise. That is why they want state of the art reactors to take the slack of burning oil (they have no coal to speak of).
Iran has a whole lot of Uranium, but noone wants them to enrich it. They want to do it themselves and cut out the French/US/Russian middlemen and then sell that and keep their own.
Honestly, they are doing exactly what Brazil is doing! Enriching their own Uranium! But noone is screaming about the "Carioca Bomb" coming. It is because Iran has a genuine fear of the US's continued revanche towards the events of 79 and a few dozen "guests" of our embassy then...Honestly, it was a revolution! I think that we (the US and its embassy staff held hostage) got off easy by the students; especially considering the history and our blank check to the Shah and his evil SAVAK (secret police).
Just use your internets if your pipes aren't clogged and The Google and put in those sources and "Iran" or "Iran nuclear"...
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