Iran proposes nuclear plants with Arab countries

Iran's official news agency said on Sunday that Teheran has proposed building joint light-water nuclear power plants with neighboring Arab countries. Sunday's IRNA report quotes the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh. He said that Iran was ready to offer a proposal to Arab countries if they were interested. Iran's Arab neighbors have been suspicious of the Persian country's controversial nuclear program, and several Arab countries have announced plans to develop their own nuclear programs.