Iran lawmakers call for withdrawal from NPT: Will we have war or peace?
Withdrawal from the nuclear treaty doses not mean that Iran would build a nuclear weapon, observers say.
Several Iranian lawmakers have called for the country’s withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), as United States President Donald Trump says the war on Iran will be “wrapped up” soon.
The lawmakers’ demands come as Qatari mediators returned to Tehran this week to mediate peace talks with the US.
Before the US and Israel’s war on Iran began on February 28, Washington and Tehran had already been engaging in indirect nuclear negotiations mediated by Oman. Iran had also stated on numerous occasions that it had no plans to develop nuclear weapons.
In June, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that lawmakers are preparing a bill to withdraw Tehran from the NPT.