DUBAI: Iranian parliamentarians are preparing a bill that could push Tehran toward exiting the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty the foreign ministry said on Monday, while reiterating Tehran’s official stance against developing nuclear weapons. “In light of recent developments, we will take an appropriate decision. Government has to enforce parliament bills but such a proposal is just being prepared and we will coordinate in the later stages with parliament,” the ministry’s spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, when asked at a press conference about Tehran potentially leaving the NPT.

El Parlamento iraní prepara una ley para abandonar el Tratado de No Proliferación Nuclear (TNP) tras los ataques de Israel

DUBAI: Iranian parliamentarians are preparing a bill that could push Tehran toward exiting the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty the foreign ministry said on Monday, while…

It was in 1970 that Iran ratified the treaty, guaranteeing the right to pursue civilian nuclear power while working with nuclear watchdog and foregoing atomic weapons.

Iranian Parliament Is Preparing a Bill That Could Push Tehran Toward Exiting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, According to the Foreign Ministry

The NPT bars members that don’t have nuclear weapons from acquiring them. But critics call the treaty discriminatory.