It is well-known from more knowledgeable sources that Mousavi and his opposition are even more “pro-nuke” than Ahmadinejade and his crowd. Indeed, the biggest complaint that Mousavi has had with Ahmadinejade is the latter’s attracting attention to the nuclear program by shooting off his mouth every 5 minutes. They want Admadinejade to shut his mouth so as not to attract attention to their nuclear program (both energy and weapons).

The Mousavi opposition is certainly not “pro-western”. Rather, they are Persian nationalists and want Persia to be a “great” nation, with the implication that “great” nations are nuclear armed.

Also, consider that the Shah had both a commercial nuclear power program as well as a nuclear weapons program underway when he was overthrown.