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Not only did the international community not get closer to solving the dilemma of Iran's budding nuclear program, but Iran made progress over the year in pushing forward with its plans. Tehran claims it wants to go nuclear for energy purposes, while many fear weapons intentions from the saber-rattling Islamic Republic. The U.N. Security Council agreed on May sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program, but Iran spent the rest of the year stressing that the sanctions hadn't hurt the country. In August, the Bushehr nuclear plant opened, and was loaded with fuel by November, according to Iran. As Iran remained defiant to negotiations, its program came under attack by a computer worm and by the killings of nuclear scientists.