The Iranian nuclear facilities were bombed by the Americans and the Israelis, for not getting approval from these two international terrorist states before building them. Anyway, even if the Iranians were to ask, they would not be approved.
Who or which organisation should be the approving authority for building nuclear power stations? The UN, the IAEA or the Americans or the Israelis? Technically, the approving authority is the UN subject to inspection by the IAEA. The Americans and Israelis are not the legal authority to approve the peaceful use of nuclear energy and nuclear power stations. In the Iranian case, the IAEA representatives were there to inspect and check on the nuclear facilities. This is tacit approval of Iran's nuclear facilities, or the IAEA would have recommended the closure of the facilities.
But rogue regimes in Washington and Tel Aviv chose to ignore this and unilaterally decided to destroy the Iranian facilities. The truth is that all nuclear power stations using Uranium as their fuel would end up with radioactive Uranium that can be enriched to make nuclear weapons. The truth also said that all the countries craving for nuclear power stations, like Japan, India, Pakistan, Israel etc, their main intention is to harvest enriched uranium to make nuclear bombs. The need for nuclear power stations is just a fake excuse. This is also the reason why they refused to use safer options that used Thorium as fuel instead of Uranium.
The Americans and Israelis are obsessed in wanting to prevent Iran from producing a nuclear bomb, another Islamic bomb. As long as Iran is operating nuclear power stations using Uranium, the enriching of Uranium to make nuclear bombs is just a small step away. The UN may allow countries to operate nuclear power stations for peaceful use. But the Americans and the Israelis did not want to take any chances. No nuclear power station for Iran. Period. So they hijacked the UN's policing role and take it on themselves to decide who can have nuclear power stations and who cannot. Iran, an Islamic state must not be allowed to have nuclear power stations. And they take it upon themselves to prune Iran's accumulation of enriched Uranium by periodically bombing Iran's nuclear facilities.
Malaysia is smart. Seek approval from the USA, the de facto authority to approve building of nuclear power stations, by signing an MOU for peaceful use of nuclear power, in case they want to build a nuclear power station in the future. Marco Rubio was in Kuala Lumpur to sign the document with Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamed Hasan as approval from the American Empire.
Whether it is wise for Malaysia to get approval from the American terrorists is one thing. Whether it would end up as a piece of useless paper is another. The seeking of approval and signing with the Americans mean that the Malaysians acknowledged that the Americans are the authority on this, and they trust the Americans to honour it.
Don't forget, Malaysia is also an Islamic state, the enemy of the Americans and the West. The Israelis attempted to bomb Pakistan's nuclear facilities in collaboration with anti Muslim Modi to kill the Islamic bomb. Marco Rubio is just humouring the Malaysians as time is on their side. When the Malaysians finally decide to have nuclear power station, the Americans can then put on the brakes with all kinds of lame excuses. The MOU is worth as much as the paper and ink used.