The regime has cleverly tried to play the nationalistic card, arguing for the nation's sovereign rights to nuclear energy. Indeed, no one in the world has challenged Iran's sovereign right to nuclear energy; rather it has demanded more transparency in order to demonstrate its lack of ambition beyond the peaceful use of nuclear technology. This transparency is what the regime is lacking.

As quoted by Christoph Lehermayr, Der Sohn des Schahs spricht exklusiv mit NEWS.at: "Ich bin bereit, Konig zu werden", NEWS.at, September 15, 2009.