Iranian Lawmaker Says Bill to Withdraw From NPT Submitted to Parliament
A member of Iran's parliament said a triple-urgency bill seeking withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty has been submitted to the parliament's presiding board and is ready for debate.
TEHRAN — A member of Iran's parliament said on Saturday that a bill calling for the country's withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has been submitted to the parliament's presiding board and is ready to be debated, according to Mehr News.
The lawmaker, cited by Mehr News, said the bill has been designated as carrying "triple urgency," a parliamentary classification in Iran typically reserved for legislation considered to require expedited review.
According to the report, the lawmaker argued that remaining a party to the NPT no longer serves Iran's national interests, though the report did not provide further detail on the specific reasoning behind that assessment or on the bill's precise contents.
The NPT is an international treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and promoting cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Iran has been a signatory to the treaty, and any formal withdrawal would represent a significant shift in its relationship with international nuclear oversight bodies.
Mehr News did not specify a timeline for when the parliament's presiding board might schedule the bill for a floor vote, nor did it name the lawmaker who submitted the bill in the excerpt provided. Further details on the legislation's scope and the broader parliamentary debate were not immediately available.
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- NPT withdrawal bill submitted to parliament presiding board — Mehr News (Iran)
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