I find it interesting that they also wanted to offload meth and heroin into specifically the New York market. What's the connection between Iran and the drug trade?
They have the raw materials, the equipment and the expertise. Also Pakistan is right next door.
You wouldn't want the ire of the nuclear powers in the world, if you are Iran.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01491...
Presumably the Yakuza got access to the plutonium by illicit means that were substantially cheaper than producing it themselves, meaning they can sell it for what would otherwise be a loss and still make a nice profit. It's quite reasonable that if Iran wanted to say conduct some nuclear weapons research while appearing to comply with IAEA requirements that buying some plutonium off the black market would be the most economical option.
This is starting to sound like a CIA budget balancing operation.