Iranian MP questions staying in NPT after snapback sanctions

Remaining in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty no longer has justification under current conditions, Iran's parliamentary economic committee member Jafar Qaderi said in response to the UN Security Council’s decision to restore sanctions.

“The reality is that if we see that international frameworks and institutions practically do not support us or do not recognize our rights, continuing membership in those treaties no longer has the same meaning,” Qaderi said in an interview with Daneshjoo News Agency on Saturday.

He cautioned, however, that leaving the treaty would be a “very sensitive and complex” matter. “This decision should not be made emotionally or hastily. Withdrawal from the treaty has numerous political, economic and security consequences that must be examined at the macro level of the country; but at the same time, this option should not be ruled out in advance,” Qaderi said.