Iran11 September, 20262 min read
Iran’s Abbas Goudarzi Says Leaving NPT And Revising Nuclear Doctrine Is Easily Achievable
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Parliamentary presiding board spokesman Abbas Goudarzi says Iran can easily withdraw from the NPT. Goudarzi: Tehran's US differences are fundamental; trust in Washington equates to deception.
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NPT exit rhetoric
Iran’s parliamentary spokesman Abbas Goudarzi said Sunday that leaving the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and revising Iran’s nuclear doctrine are “easily achievable,” while arguing that Tehran’s differences with the U.S. are “fundamental.” Goudarzi told the semi-official Fars News Agency that those advocating peace with Washington are seeking to impose “surrender,” and he said trusting the U.S. would amount to accepting “deception.”
“Only the language of force and the logic of power’ works with the U.S., Goudarzi said.”
He warned that negotiations that weaken what Iran calls the “resistance front” or give its adversaries an opportunity to regroup would constitute a “strategic mistake.” Goudarzi also said withdrawing from the NPT and reconsidering Iran’s nuclear doctrine were “fully attainable and easily achievable,” claiming such steps would put the U.S. and its allies “in their place.”
Pezeshkian denies weapons
In an interview with India Today on Saturday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied seeking nuclear weapons, saying Iran would not have joined the NPT if it intended to develop them. The same account said Iran is a party to the NPT and, as a non-nuclear-weapon state, is subject to safeguards on its nuclear activities.
News18 reported that Goudarzi’s remarks came amid mounting tensions between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over Iran’s nuclear programme and its compliance with international non-proliferation obligations. News18 also said that earlier this week Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, warned that what he described as the UN nuclear watchdog’s “political moves” could encourage countries to leave the NPT.
IAEA and next moves
Iran’s parliamentary spokesman Abbas Goudarzi framed the NPT exit talk as a response to U.S. posture, saying “Trusting the United States means accepting deception,” while describing leaving the NPT and revising Iran’s nuclear doctrine as a “completely achievable and readily attainable step.” News18 said the reported parliamentary initiative came a day after reports that a group of Iranian lawmakers had signed a three-urgency plan seeking Iran’s withdrawal from the NPT.
It also reported that the IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for breaching its non-proliferation obligations, and that the developments marked further hardening of rhetoric from Tehran. Separately, A News said the NPT entered into force in 1970 and is aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons while promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy, placing Iran’s safeguards and any potential withdrawal within an existing international framework.