Iran confirmed its participation in the NPT, but left the question of withdrawal open

Tehran confirmed its participation in the treaty

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the country remains a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. This was stated by the head of the ministry, Abbas Araghchi, as quoted by the Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera — the report is cited by Gazeta.Ru. The minister emphasized that Iran will comply with the provisions of the document for as long as it remains a party to it.

Moscow's position

Press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would not want Iran to withdraw from the NPT. According to him, Moscow considers the treaty the cornerstone of the non-proliferation regime and hopes that Tehran will remain a responsible party to this document.

What was said earlier

Araghchi's statement came against the backdrop of harsher signals from Tehran: Iran had previously warnedthat the actions of the United States and Israel could give the Islamic Republic grounds to withdraw from the NPT. However, no decision was made at the time, and in Iran they could not predict what would happen in the future; it was emphasized that Tehran continues to follow the fatwa prohibiting the development of nuclear weapons. Thus, the current statement fixes the status quo: Iran remains in the treaty, but formally does not renounce the possibility of revising its participation. Earlier in Russia, Israel was also accused of ignoring the NPT.