Iran pushes NPT exit bill as US‑Israeli strikes hit
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- Iranian politicians push for NPT exit amid US and Israeli attacks on nuclear sites, steel factories, and a university.
- Ebrahim Rezaei posted on X that remaining a signatory to the NPT offers “no benefit for us”.
- Malek Shariati uploaded a priority legislation to an online parliamentary portal that would revoke the 2015 nuclear‑deal law, withdraw Iran from the NPT, and seek a new treaty with SCO/BRICS for peaceful nuclear technologies.
- Mohammad Mohkber called IAEA Director Rafael Grossi a “partner in crime” and accused the agency of encouraging attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
- IAEA director Rafael Grossi said no war can completely destroy Iran’s nuclear programme unless it is a nuclear war.
- Israeli and US forces bombed a yellowcake plant in Yazd, the Khondab Heavy Water Complex, and fired projectiles near the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, while also targeting the Mobarakeh and Khuzestan steel complexes, prompting a production suspension at Ahvaz.
- Ahvaz complex suspended production, threatening thousands of jobs in Iran’s non‑oil export sector.
Why it matters: If the draft passes, Iran would exit the NPT, undermining the global non‑proliferation framework and aligning with SCO/BRICS partners, while the ongoing attacks cripple steel output and threaten thousands of jobs, shifting economic leverage away from oil exports and increasing Iran’s reliance on alternative export markets.
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