NPT withdrawal bill

Iran's Majlis uploaded a bill to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as priority legislation in late March 2026, advancing alongside the Hormuz toll bill through the same parliamentary track. A key committee approved the measure, with a full parliamentary vote pending whenever the Majlis reconvenes.

The NPT, signed by 191 states, is the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime. Only North Korea has ever withdrawn (2003). If enacted, Iran would become the second state to leave, removing IAEA safeguards obligations and signalling a formal break with the inspection framework that has constrained its enrichment programme.

The bill's advancement reflects Tehran's legislative response to the US-led military campaign: codifying nuclear sovereignty into domestic law so that no future Ceasefire or deal can reverse it without a separate parliamentary process. Combined with the 440 kg of 60%-enriched uranium beyond inspector access, withdrawal would remove the last institutional check on Iran's PATH to weapons-grade material.