So that's how they're going to get their warm water port....
From the Monday, 28 February 2005 Christian Science Monitor:
Russia fuels Iran's atomic bid
Russia signed a deal Sunday for the supply and return of fuel for Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor.
By Scott Peterson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
"MOSCOW - Dismissing American concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions, Russia Sunday cemented its commitment to Iran's atomic-energy program by signing a deal for the supply and return of Russian nuclear fuel for Iran's Bushehr reactor.
"The agreement takes Iran a significant step closer to becoming a nuclear-energy power, and builds on an $800 million contract for Russia to finish the plant in Bushehr, in southwestern Iran along the coast of the Persian Gulf.
"Washington frequently criticizes Iranian-Russian nuclear cooperation, a point raised again by President Bush during a summit last Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Spent nuclear fuel can be reprocessed to yield plutonium, which can be used to make nuclear bombs."
Russia fuels Iran's atomic bid
Russia signed a deal Sunday for the supply and return of fuel for Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor.
By Scott Peterson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
"MOSCOW - Dismissing American concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions, Russia Sunday cemented its commitment to Iran's atomic-energy program by signing a deal for the supply and return of Russian nuclear fuel for Iran's Bushehr reactor.
"The agreement takes Iran a significant step closer to becoming a nuclear-energy power, and builds on an $800 million contract for Russia to finish the plant in Bushehr, in southwestern Iran along the coast of the Persian Gulf.
"Washington frequently criticizes Iranian-Russian nuclear cooperation, a point raised again by President Bush during a summit last Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Spent nuclear fuel can be reprocessed to yield plutonium, which can be used to make nuclear bombs."