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Iran Blames US for NPT Review Failure, Demands Disarmament

5/23/2026

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Iran Accuses US

Iran’s UN delegation said the United States (U.S.) caused the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference to fail.
The mission posted on X that the conference failed for the third consecutive time because of United States (U.S.) and allied obstructionism.
Tehran criticized the U.S.’ “excessive demands” that blocked consensus among participating states.
The Iranian delegation warned the NPT has no future without effective nuclear-disarmament commitments from nuclear-weapon states.

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Do Hung Viet Ends

Do Hung Viet, Vietnam's UN Ambassador and conference chair, announced the closure after four weeks without a consensus.
Delegates failed to agree on Article 15, which would have set verification and transparency duties for nuclear-weapon states under Article 6.
References to North Korea’s nuclear program were cut and vanished from the final consensus draft.
Kim Sangjin, South Korea’s Deputy Permanent Representative, protested the omission and demanded the text reaffirm Korean Peninsula denuclearisation.

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Kimball Warns

Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, warned that inaction cracks the NPT.
He said rhetorical support hides a rising risk of nuclear buildup and Iranian weapons.
Rebecca Johnson, executive director of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, condemned the United States and Russia for nuclear threats and undermining NPT commitments.
Their analysis says that despite 191 parties participating, the treaty’s credibility erodes and urgent leadership is needed.

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Iran Accuses US

Iran’s UN delegation said the United States (U.S.) caused the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference to fail.
The mission posted on X that the conference failed for the third consecutive time because of United States (U.S.) and allied obstructionism.
Tehran criticized the U.S.’ “excessive demands” that blocked consensus among participating states.
The Iranian delegation warned the NPT has no future without effective nuclear-disarmament commitments from nuclear-weapon states.

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