Most Iranian politicians – at least those allowed by the government to function openly – support the program, but favor a quieter and more cautious approach. Rafsanjani, for example, put building better economic relations with the West ahead of pushing forward on the nuclear front.
另外，艾哈迈迪内贾德还是核武器计划的公开倡议者。大多数伊朗政治人物—至少是那些被政府允许公开行使职权的—都支持该计划，但却倾向于用一种更谨慎和不张扬的方式。例如，拉夫桑贾尼就将与西方建立更好的经济关系的重要性放在推进核战线建设之前。