. ▁ ▁Netherlands ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Dutch ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁had ▁launched ▁an ▁operation ▁to ▁in fil tr ate ▁and ▁sab ot age ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁weapons ▁industry , ▁but ▁ended ▁the ▁operation ▁due ▁to ▁increasing ▁fear s ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁or ▁Isra eli ▁attack ▁on ▁Iran ' s ▁nuclear ▁facilities . ▁ ▁Muslim ▁countries ▁The ▁A . Q . ▁Khan ▁network , ▁established ▁to ▁proc ure ▁equipment ▁and ▁material ▁for ▁Pakistan ' s ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁program ▁( gas - cent rif uge - based ▁programme ), ▁also ▁supplied ▁Iran ▁with ▁critical ▁technology ▁for ▁its ▁u ran ium ▁en rich ment ▁program , ▁and ▁helped ▁" put ▁Iran ▁on ▁a ▁fast ▁track ▁toward ▁becoming ▁a ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁power ." ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Ann ual ▁Arab ▁Public ▁Op in ion ▁Pol l , ▁Survey ▁of ▁the ▁An war ▁Sad at ▁Chair ▁for ▁Peace ▁and ▁Development ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park ▁conducted ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁Jordan , ▁Leb anon , ▁Mor oc co , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁the ▁U AE ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁noted ▁the ▁following ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁finding . ▁ ▁" In ▁contrast ▁with ▁the ▁fear s ▁of ▁many ▁Arab ▁govern ments , ▁the ▁Arab ▁public ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁see ▁Iran ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁threat . ▁ ▁Most ▁believe ▁that ▁Iran ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁its ▁nuclear ▁program ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁support ▁international ▁pressure ▁to ▁force ▁it ▁to ▁cur tail ▁its ▁program . ▁ ▁A ▁pl ur ality