Iran Reaffirms Commitment to Global Nonproliferation Treaty

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized the Islamic Republic’s longstanding dedication to the global nonproliferation regime.

It is audacious to preach that Iranians must once and for all make it clear that they will renounce to have nuclear weapons, Araghchi wrote on his X account, The Caspian Post reports, citing Iranian media.

The Islamic Republic signed, in 1968, the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a founding member, he added.

Iran's Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has issued a religious edict outlawing all weapons of mass destruction, the foreign minister noted.

Iran signed, in 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which imposed the most intrusive inspection regime in the history of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), he said.

The deal explicitly states that Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons, he underlined.