Iran’s Parliament Fast-Tracks Bill to Withdraw Tehran From Non-Proliferation Treaty Iran’s parliament is reviewing a three-point plan to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), First Deputy Speaker Ali Nikzad said Monday, Sept. 28. The bill is described as a “triple-urgency” measure, a procedural designation that fast-tracks legislation through the chamber. Nikzad said the plan “is being reviewed and will be considered the same day after it is announced,” adding that the Islamic Consultative Assembly (the legislature’s formal name) will also assess its international dimension. [1]. Iran has been a signatory to the NPT since 1970 as a non-nuclear weapon state. As…

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