I think the point is why shouldn’t Iran have the right to develop any techonolghy to defend their worldview (regardless of what we think of them or their views)???
From their point of view, it was only AFTER China, Isreal, India, N Korea, and Pakistan broke the NPT treaty, that the world finally began engaging them with any sembelence of respect (or perhaps fear).
They are also faced with Isreal & its’ 100+ nukes right up the road, with close to 90% of US forces on their western and northern borders, shit I’d be looking for a massive way to annihilate some ass too, if I was surrounded by my enamies!
From their POV western countries ARE the perpertrators of the two of the biggest and bloodiest wars known to mankind (wwI & wwII), the only two known and recorded uses of a nuclear weapons, by a superpower that has 737 military bases in over 130 countries telling them (the Iranians) how they should live their lives, and how they should conduct not only their International but also their domestic affairs!
Western governments DO NOT have the market cornered on common sense and morality!
Would any patriot in this country put up with such dictates?
I think not!