Iranian lawmaker calls for NPT withdrawal after Trump escalation

• Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei says Tehran should consider withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in response to Trump’s economic pressure.
• Iran’s parliament discussed a proposal in March to withdraw from the treaty, citing what officials described as a lack of justification for remaining in it.

An Iranian parliamentarian has called for Tehran to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in response to US President Donald Trump’s escalating economic pressure against Iran.

Ebrahim Rezaei, a member of Iran’s parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said the “best response” to Trump’s economic escalation would be for Iran to withdraw from the NPT, according to Iranian media.

Iran’s parliament discussed a proposal in March that would pave the way for the country to withdraw from the treaty.

According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, proponents of the proposal argued that there was “no reason to remain” part of the NPT amid mounting pressure on Tehran.

The latest call comes as tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high following the US and ‘Israel’ war against Iran and renewed US threats of tougher economic measures.

Iran ratified the NPT in 1970. The treaty allows non-nuclear-weapon states to pursue peaceful nuclear energy while committing them not to acquire nuclear weapons.

Signatories are also required to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on safeguards designed to verify that nuclear programs remain peaceful.

Iran has consistently maintained that its nuclear program is intended for peaceful purposes, while Western governments and the IAEA have raised concerns over aspects of Tehran’s nuclear activities.

A withdrawal from the NPT would mark a major escalation in the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program and could further intensify international pressure on Tehran.