Several Iranian lawmakers call for withdrawal from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

The short version

• Several Iranian lawmakers have called for Iran to withdraw from the NPT and change its nuclear doctrine, according to Al Jazeera.[Al Jazeera]
• Legislator Mahmoud Nabavian made the call on Saturday, and committee member Ebrahim Rezaei said 10 withdrawal proposals were registered, per Fars.[Al Jazeera]
• Politician and scholar Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari also called for reviewing Iran's nuclear doctrine, according to state broadcaster IRIB.[Al Jazeera]
• Iranian leaders have not yet responded to the lawmakers' demands, so whether Iran will withdraw remains unknown.[Al Jazeera]

Key facts

• Several Iranian lawmakers have called for Iran to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.[Al Jazeera]
• Legislator Mahmoud Nabavian called on Saturday for Iran to withdraw from the NPT and change its nuclear doctrine.[Al Jazeera]
• Ebrahim Rezaei, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said 10 withdrawal proposals had been registered in parliament, according to Fars.[Al Jazeera]
• Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari called for a review of Iran's nuclear doctrine during a Friday sermon, according to state broadcaster IRIB.[Al Jazeera]
• According to Iranian media reports, the Paydari Front called on parliament on October 24 to withdraw from the NPT.[Al Jazeera]
• Iranian leaders have not yet responded to lawmakers' demands to withdraw from the NPT.[Al Jazeera]

Sources

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