Iran's Supreme Expert Council, which provides advisory opinions to the parliament and the Supreme Leader, has announced that the regime is actively considering withdrawal from the United Nations Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and that advanced discussions on the matter are underway as part of a new security doctrine.
According to the Council's statement, senior regime officials and the Supreme Leader's office have authorized the Council to discuss withdrawal from the international treaty, which binds signatory states to a series of restrictions and inspections on nuclear energy activity within their borders.
The Council stated: "As part of revising the state's defense doctrine and creating a new security concept, initial discussions have begun on withdrawal from the NPT. This comes as part of reshaping the deterrence concept, and in accordance with existing national needs." (Read More)
