Malek Shariati
Iranian reformist MP leading the parliamentary bill to withdraw Iran from the NPT.
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Can Iran’s parliament actually vote to leave the nuclear treaty, and what happens next?
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- Who is Malek Shariati?
- Malek Shariati is an Iranian member of Parliament and the legislator leading the 2026 bill to withdraw Iran from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which he filed as priority legislation to the Islamic Consultative Assembly.Source: Islamic Consultative Assembly
- What is the Iran NPT withdrawal bill?
- A bill filed by MP Malek Shariati to the Iranian Parliament’s portal as priority legislation. If passed, it would make Iran the second country after North Korea to leave the NPT, revoke all JCPOA restrictions, and propose a replacement treaty with SCO and BRICS members.Source: Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Would Iran leaving the NPT end the JCPOA?
- Yes. The bill explicitly states that all JCPOA restrictions would be revoked upon NPT withdrawal, removing the legal basis for limits on Iranian enrichment and ending the inspection regime underpinning the 2015 deal.Source: Islamic Consultative Assembly
- What country has left the NPT?
- Only North Korea, which withdrew in 2003. If Iran’s Parliament passes Malek Shariati’s bill, Iran would become the second state to leave the treaty.Source: Islamic Consultative Assembly
- What did Ebrahim Rezaei say about the NPT?
- Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the security commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, stated the NPT “has had no benefit for us,” framing Iranian withdrawal as a rational response to a treaty that has not delivered security guarantees.Source: Islamic Consultative Assembly
Background
Shariati represents the reformist wing of Iranian politics, sitting in a Parliament where hardliners and pragmatists compete over the pace and terms of nuclear diplomacy. His alignment with the NPT withdrawal push signals that even legislators not historically associated with maximum-pressure politics now see the treaty as a liability.
Malek Shariati, a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, is leading a bill to withdraw Iran from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, filed to the parliamentary portal as priority legislation. If passed, Iran would become the second state after North Korea to leave the NPT, all JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) restrictions would be revoked, and a replacement nuclear treaty with SCO and BRICS member states would be proposed .
The bill poses a direct challenge to any renewed diplomacy with the West. Security commission spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei stated the NPT "has had no benefit for us," framing withdrawal not as escalation but as a rational correction. Whether the full Parliament endorses the bill or treats it as pressure-leverage remains the central question .
