Iran is considering withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

The Iranian parliament is studying the issue of withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Nikzad said that the draft withdrawal from the NPT is being studied with the utmost urgency and will be considered by the parliament on the day it is received.

TEHRAN, September 28 - RIA Novosti. The Iranian parliament is studying the issue of withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), said Vice-Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Nikzad.

“The draft on withdrawal from the NPT is being studied with the mark of extreme urgency. As soon as it is received, it will be considered (by parliament) on the same day. Of course, the parliament is also considering the international aspects of this issue,” the Fars agency quotes him as saying.

Earlier, Abbas Gudarzi, a representative of the Presidium of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic, also said that Iran’s withdrawal from the NPT is “a very real and easily feasible step.”