Iranian Nuclear Facilities

On February 15^th, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was seen on tape putting the first nuclear fuel rods into an Iranian reactor as part of their new nuclear program. They invited other nations to hear their advancements in nuclear energy but was largely ignored. Representatives of the US have stated that according to their own progress calendars, they are far behind and merely boasting. Iran claims they are using nuclear power for peaceful purposes such as cancer treatment, but the UN still frowns upon the production of the plants, saying they are “Unnecessary”. Iran defended its progress, even through the assassinations of multiple nuclear scientists. 

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/15/world/meast/iran-nuclear-rods/index.html?hpt=hp_t3