Mick Hartley

The real reason why Iran is conducting clandestine talks with Russia to bolster their nuclear ambition? They need uranium to fuel nuclear icebreakers, so they can reach their planned base in Antarctica. From MEMRI TV:

Iranian TV reporter Mohsen Maghsoodi visited Russia’s ATOM exhibition alongside two anonymous Iranian nuclear doctoral students in a report aired on Channel 1 (Iran), on December 27, 2024. Maghsoodi highlighted the Soviet nuclear bomb as a significant deterrence against the U.S. and NATO. He further explained that Iran could claim ownership of the South Pole or establish a permanent base there. He added that while the Iranian Navy is currently planning its presence in the region, achieving this goal requires the production of nuclear propellants, which in turn necessitates uranium enrichment of 60% or more. Maghsoodi emphasized that Iran has the right to pursue this according to IAEA guidelines. Additionally, the anonymous Iranian nuclear scientists revealed that Russia is set to build two new nuclear power plants at the Bushehr site, which are currently under construction.