they have not made very much progress, at all. and of course, ahmadinejad has been saying for years that iran was a nuclear nation. he can announce that every time there s a celebration, but the reality is, nothing much has happened. and if they ve produced a gram of 20% enriched uranium, well, hooray, but it s not a great accomplishment, frankly. to be continued. professor gary sick, thank you so much, indeed, for joining us. it s always a pleasure. i also spoke with a senior iranian diplomat who s now defected to the white house. mohammed reza heydari was iran s council general in oslo, norway. what about when you resign. did you talk to other iranian officials in diplomatic posts? did you encourage others to follow your example? translator: i started a campaign of green embassy, along with my friends, who thought the same way i do.
stopped this weaponization program. this week, iran s president, ahmadinej ahmadinejad, said iran has now produced its first batch of 20% enriched uranium. he said this during a show of support for the regime on thursday. and celebrations marking the anniversary of the islamic revolution. ahmadinejad declared the iranian nation became a knew lee a nation. as he was speaking iran s security forces are beating back anti-government demonstrators nearby. some of those demonstrators were calling for a referendum on iran s future. i spoke with gary of columbia university. professor, as we heard, what do the people want? what does the opposition movement want, do you think, as it stands today? you know, that keeps changing. because initially what they