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Iran’s withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a revision of its nuclear doctrine are “easily achievable,” an Iranian parliamentary spokesperson said Sunday, while arguing that only “the language of force” works in dealing with the U.S.
Abbas Goudarzi, spokesperson for the Iranian parliament’s presiding board, told the semi-official Fars News Agency that Tehran’s differences with Washington were “fundamental.”
He said those advocating peace with the U.S. were effectively calling for “surrender” and argued that trusting Washington would amount to accepting “deception.”
“Only the language of force and the logic of power” works with the U.S., Goudarzi said.
Goudarzi also warned against negotiations that could weaken what Iran calls the “resistance front” or allow its adversaries time to regroup, describing such an outcome as a “strategic mistake.”
He said withdrawing from the NPT and reconsidering Iran’s nuclear doctrine were “fully attainable and easily achievable,” claiming such steps would put the U.S. and its allies “in their place.”
The NPT entered into force in 1970 and is intended to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons while promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
Iran is a party to the treaty and, as a non-nuclear-weapon state, is subject to safeguards covering its nuclear activities.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday in an interview with India Today that Tehran was not seeking nuclear weapons.
Pezeshkian said Iran would not have joined the NPT if it had intended to develop nuclear arms.
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