Iran and the Bomb

With all the news from home, we need to step across the pond (the atlantic ocean) for a brief moment this morning:

TOKYO (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told Japan on Monday Tehran would not suspend its atomic research and development, casting doubt over whether a Russian agreement would defuse a crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions.

On Sunday, Iran's nuclear chief said his nation had reached a "basic" agreement with Russia on a joint venture to enrich uranium, but it was unclear what the deal involved and both Russian and Iranian officials had identified serious obstacles to a full deal.

Last year I read this pretty interesting book named the Persian Puzzle. The book was written by former CIA agent and author of The Threating Storm Kenneth Pollack and gives some interesting background information on the relationship between Tehran and Washington. But the big question that I have is, Can Iran show enough responsibility to yield the awsome power of Nuclear power?