Iranian authorities confirmed that their Parliament is working to get out of the international agreement that seeks to stop the spread of nuclear weapons through the world and the ability to manufacture it.
Four days after the beginning of the conflict with Israel after last Friday’s attacks against his territory, Iran announced Monday that his parliament works on a Law to leave the treaty of nuclear non -proliferation.
Before the beginning of Israeli hostilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (OIEA), the UN Nuclear Agencyhe had promulgated a resolution in which he accused Tehran to violate the commitments of this agreement for the first time in 20 years.
What is the Nuclear Non -Proliferation Treaty
The Nuclear Non -Proliferation Treaty was approved in 1970 and has the adhesion of 199 countries. Its original objectives were stop the spread of nuclear weapons by the world and the ability to manufacture it. Guarantee the right of all countries of Develop atomic energy For peaceful purposes and that countries that have nuclear weapons progressively abandon them.
Of the countries that are part of the treaty, only United States, United Kingdom, France, China and Russia They have nuclear weapons and are also the five permanent members of the Security Council of the UN
For its part, There is no evidence that I will have nuclear weapons. They have an uranium program, which cost him multiple accusations of use for nuclear weapons -especially since USA and Israel-Although they say it only has peaceful ends.
India and Pakistan also have nuclear weapons although they are not part of the agreement. The same goes for North Korea, which signed the treaty in 1985 but retired in 2003. There is a clause that allows countries to withdraw from the pact “if he decides that a Series of extraordinary events have jeopardized the interests of the country”
Israel also did not adhere to the treaty and never publicly confirmed whether it has nuclear weapons, although internationally it is assumed.
The member countries of the treaty meet every five years to review it. The next meeting is scheduled in 2026.
Source: Ambito
