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Iran weighs NPT withdrawal as IAEA inspects suspended

8/26/2026

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Iranian lawmakers are debating a possible withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
MP Ghasem Ravanbakhsh said a withdrawal proposal is under consideration.
National Security and Foreign Policy Commission member Ebrahim Rezaei called withdrawal the best response to U.S. pressure.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates Iran holds about 440 kg of uranium enriched to 60 %.
President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a July 2025 law suspending IAEA inspections until facility security is assured.

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Iranian lawmakers are debating a possible withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
MP Ghasem Ravanbakhsh said a withdrawal proposal is under consideration.
National Security and Foreign Policy Commission member Ebrahim Rezaei called withdrawal the best response to U.S. pressure.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates Iran holds about 440 kg of uranium enriched to 60 %.
President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a July 2025 law suspending IAEA inspections until facility security is assured.