j ad ▁said ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁documents . ▁ ▁Iran ian ▁st ance ▁Iran ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁its ▁nuclear ▁program ▁is ▁the ▁generation ▁of ▁power ▁and ▁that ▁any ▁other ▁use ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁N uc lear ▁Non - Pro l ifer ation ▁Tre aty , ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁sign atory , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁against ▁Islam ic ▁religious ▁principles . ▁Iran ▁claims ▁that ▁nuclear ▁power ▁is ▁necessary ▁for ▁a ▁bo oming ▁population ▁and ▁rapidly ▁industri alis ing ▁nation . ▁It ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Iran ' s ▁population ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁double d ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁the ▁country ▁regularly ▁imports ▁gas oline ▁and ▁electric ity , ▁and ▁that ▁burning ▁foss il ▁fuel ▁in ▁large ▁amounts ▁har ms ▁Iran ' s ▁environment ▁dr ast ically . ▁Additionally , ▁Iran ▁questions ▁why ▁it ▁shouldn ' t ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁divers ify ▁its ▁sources ▁of ▁energy , ▁especially ▁when ▁there ▁are ▁fear s ▁of ▁its ▁oil ▁fields ▁eventually ▁being ▁de ple ted . ▁It ▁continues ▁to ▁argue ▁that ▁its ▁valuable ▁oil ▁should ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁high ▁value ▁products ▁and ▁export , ▁not ▁simple ▁electric ity ▁generation . ▁Furthermore , ▁Iran ▁arg ues ▁that ▁nuclear ▁power ▁makes ▁fairly ▁good ▁economic ▁sense . ▁Building ▁react ors ▁is ▁expensive , ▁but ▁subsequent ▁operating ▁costs ▁are ▁low ▁and ▁stable , ▁and ▁increasing ly ▁compet itive ▁as ▁foss il - f uel ▁prices ▁rise . ▁Iran ▁also ▁ra ises ▁fund ing ▁questions , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁developing