FM Araghchi :Iran's longstanding commitment to the global nonproliferation regime is clear

It is audacious to preach that Iranians must once and for all make it clear that they will renounce to have nuclear weapons.

Iranian FMs message on X:
It is audacious to preach that Iranians must "once and for all make it clear that they will renounce to have nuclear weapons."

Iran's longstanding commitment to the global nonproliferation regime is clear.

- Iran signed, in 1968, the NPT as a founding member.
- Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a religious edict outlawing all WMDs.
- Iran signed, in 2015, the JCPOA which imposed the most intrusive inspection regime in IAEA history and explicitly stated:

"Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons." (JCPOA, Para. iii of PREAMBLE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS)

This is a permanent and clear commitment which Iran has remained committed to—even after the US unilaterally withdrew from the deal in 2018.

Reality check: the 'most relevant question' in our region is Israel's genocide in Gaza and occupation of Palestinian, Syrian & Lebanese territory. It is Israel's actual nuclear arsenal and refusal to join the NPT which is a threat to the world. This must not be normalized or whitewashed.