The article cited the stalling of talks on a return to the JCPOA nuclear talks, a wave of pressure on Iran, the continued reluctance of the US to lift sanctions, and recent reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against Iran as a reason for Iran to withdraw from the NPT, calling such a move the "minimum solution for [Iran's] diplomatic apparatus."
"Withdrawal from the NPT as high-pressure leverage could be a strong response to the US and European approach to the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear activities," read the Kayhan article. "The West is concerned that the NPT - a treaty whose general spirit is to contain non-nuclear-weapon states - will fail and a domino effect will begin as countries withdraw from the treaty."
The article added that withdrawal from the non-proliferation treaty "has more benefits than membership," and that Iran could withdraw from the NPT by activating Article 10 of the treaty, which allows a party to leave if it determines that "extraordinary events, related to the subject matter of this Treaty, have jeopardized the supreme interests of its country."
If it decides to withdraw, Iran would have to give notice to the other parties to the NPT, as well as to the United Nations Security Council, three months in advance. READ MORE
