7 hours agoIran Prepares to Leave Nuclear Treaty
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(a year ago)Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bagei said the Iranian parliament is preparing a law to abandon the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), adding Tehran remains against developing weapons of mass destruction. Iran's underground uranium enrichment programme was discovered in 2002, raising concerns that it [...]
Iran's secret uranium enrichment programme was discovered in 2002, raising concerns that it was seeking to develop a nuclear bomb in violation of its obligations under the NPT, which Tehran denies.
Western countries, led by the US and Israel, suspect Tehran is seeking to produce nuclear weapons, writes the GuardianHe's following in on Telegrafie.
Tehran denies that there are such military ambitions, but at the same time remembers and emphasises its right to use nuclear energy for civilian purposes in line with NPT provisions.
However, Iran is the only country that has no nuclear weapons and, according to the IAEA, enrichs uranium to a 60% high level.
Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, scheduled for Sunday in Oman's capital, Muscat, were cancelled after Israel launched Operation “Resing Lion”, with an unexpected attack that eliminated a part of Iran's military leadership and damaged nuclear facilities.
Israel has said the campaign will intensify further in the coming days and Iran has promised to open the gates of hell” in retaliation. /Periscope/
