Mistrust is compounded by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s incendiary pronouncements, particularly about Israel. Although the origins of Iran’s nuclear program are to be found in the “enlightened” presidency of Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005) – it was just before Ahmadinejad’s inauguration that Iran ended its self-imposed moratorium on uranium enrichment – Ahmadinejad’s bombast has made matters worse.