DUBAI – On Tuesday, Iranian lawmakers asked the parliament to debate a motion to allow Iran to quit the global nuclear arms control treaty, which is targetted towards placing pressure on European powers to salvage Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal.
A minimum count of MPs signed a request to the managers of the parliament to organise a debate on Iran’s motion to take a step towards exiting the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Last week, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that if European countries refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council over the deal from 2015, then they could withdraw from the NPT. This move could potentially overturn diplomacy between the West and Iran’s turbulent powers.
In the past, lawmakers sometimes withdraw signatures to seek debated on motions on issues like nuclear matters.
In order to become law, the proposal needs to be passed by lawmakers in two readings and then needs to be ratified by the Guardian council.
The final say in all state matters, including Tehran’s nuclear policy, lies on Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
NPT, since 1968, has been the global nuclear arms control foundation and the 2015 deal that Iran signed with global powers offering access to global trade if it accepted atomic programme curbs.
The 2015 pact has been a question on everyone’s minds after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled U.S. out in 2018 and reimposed sanctions which resulted in a crippling of the U.S. economy.
Iran’s response has been gradual as it scaled back on commitments.
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