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NPT Review Confronts Collapsing Disarmament amid US-Iran Ceasefire

4/28/2026

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Analysts Warn

Analysts warn the NPT’s grand bargain is collapsing as nuclear-weapon states modernise arsenals while non-nuclear states face double standards.
The NPT review conference opened in New York under a U.S.–Iran ceasefire, examining Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and an Omani-mediated plan.
IAEA ambassador Reza Najafi called U.S. criticism of Tehran’s nuclear program baseless and politically motivated.
Experts say nuclear-weapon states broke disarmament vows, urging Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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Iran Vice-Presides

Iran was appointed a vice-president of the NPT review conference by a coalition of non-aligned and other states.
The NPT review conference met in New York, proceeding with Iran as a vice-president.
Reza Najafi and Christopher Yeaw denounced U.S. criticism as baseless and Iran’s selection an affront.
President Donald Trump reiterated Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon and kept red lines.

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Analysts Warn

Analysts warn the NPT’s grand bargain is collapsing as nuclear-weapon states modernise arsenals while non-nuclear states face double standards.
The NPT review conference opened in New York under a U.S.–Iran ceasefire, examining Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and an Omani-mediated plan.
IAEA ambassador Reza Najafi called U.S. criticism of Tehran’s nuclear program baseless and politically motivated.
Experts say nuclear-weapon states broke disarmament vows, urging Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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