Do you have a link for this??
There was no link when I posted the breaking news being reported on the networks. I'll keep looking.
The news was reported on MSNBC, but I can't find any wire service that is running the story. The closest I found is from yesterday. Although, I don't expect Iran would threaten such a move without carrying through.
What to Know About the Nuclear Treaty That Iran’s Threatening to Quit
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...eration-treaty-what-would-country-s-exit-mean
Iran could be poised to withdraw from an international accord that seeks to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. This follows
tensions with the United Nations’ atomic watchdog, compounded by the attacks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program by Israel and the US.
Should Iran pull out of the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, it would reduce the chances of a diplomatic solution to Tehran’s atomic ambitions and be a serious blow to global arms-control efforts.
June 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM EDT
What is the nuclear non-proliferation treaty?
Known as the NPT, the treaty is the bedrock deal in atomic diplomacy. It entered into force in 1970 and has
191 signatories, including Iran. It’s considered the most successful arms-control agreement in history, having limited the spread of nuclear weapons while also promoting access to peaceful atomic technologies.
The deal bestows legitimacy over the nuclear weapons of China, France, Russia, the UK and US — the five permanent members of the UN Security Council — and simultaneously requires them to gradually draw down their arsenals. Other signatories are banned from developing a bomb but in return they get access to benign atomic technology, such as medical isotopes for cancer treatment and power plants for electricity.
These other signatories must also accept international monitoring to ensure they aren’t diverting nuclear fuel for weapons. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN’s nuclear watchdog, are tasked with keeping track of every gram of fissile material.
The US has been critical in ensuring the NPT holds. By extending its security protection to allies, most of those countries haven’t pursued their own nuclear arsenals. And for nations that have threatened to break their commitments, America has imposed trade sanctions.
Why would Iran exit the agreement?
The IAEA and just about every country except Israel and the US have determined that NPT signatories have a right to enrich uranium for civilian purposes. Iran has always maintained that it’s pursuing nuclear energy, not nuclear weapons, and argued that it would be discrimination if it weren’t allowed full access to the atomic fuel cycle, as other non-nuclear weapons countries — Argentina, Brazil, Japan, the Netherlands and Germany — are permitted to enrich uranium.
The IAEA voted on June 12 to
censure
the Islamic Republic over a failure to meet its NPT obligations. It declared that Iran had breached its responsibilities to cooperate with IAEA inspectors, saying monitors were unable to determine whether the country’s nuclear program is “exclusively peaceful.” Iran responded by announcing it would inaugurate a new uranium-enrichment facility developed at an unspecified location, a move that would potentially put Tehran further in breach of its IAEA obligations.
