The spokesperson of the Presidium of Iran’s regime Majlis (parliament): The triple-urgency bill on withdrawal from the NPT will be reviewed without delay
Abbas Goudarzi, the spokesperson of the Presidium of Iran’s regime Majlis, said that the report of the National Security Commission regarding proposals and bills on Iran’s withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will be reviewed in the Sunday session of the Majlis.
On Sunday, September 6, Goudarzi stated that this bill carries a triple-urgency status and will be placed on the Majlis’ agenda without delay, and if approved, both its general framework and details will be reviewed in the same open session.
Goudarzi added: “During the review of the bill, members of the Guardian Council will also be present in Majlis so that, in case of final approval, they can review and declare whether or not it contradicts Sharia law and the constitution.”
Tehran MP Kamran Ghazanfari had earlier, in an interview with the state-run Hamshahri Online website, announced that the bill would be discussed in the Sunday session. He had said: “Some suggest that if the Majlis’ triple-urgency bill is approved, the endorsement of the Supreme National Security Council must also be obtained; however, such a requirement does not exist. Majlis’ approvals become enforceable after being passed and confirmed by the Guardian Council.”
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According to Ghazanfari, the bill includes withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and cutting off cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Since it is presented as a triple-urgency bill, it does not require separate submission to the Guardian Council, and the council’s members will give their opinion during the same session.
On August 28, the European Troika — France, the United Kingdom, and Germany — announced in a letter to the UN Security Council their decision to begin the process of activating the snapback mechanism and reimposing UN sanctions against Tehran.
Following this move, officials of Iran’s regime have adopted a dual stance: on the one hand, raising the possibility of withdrawal from the NPT, and on the other, declaring Tehran’s readiness to continue the diplomatic path.
Ali Akbar Salehi, former head of the Iranian regime’s Atomic Energy Organization and former foreign minister, stated that the Majlis cannot make decisions on measures such as withdrawal from the NPT without the opinion of regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
He considered withdrawal from the NPT to be within the “authority” of regime leader Ali Khamenei and added: “Governmental bodies like the Majlis, as a rule, cannot express their opinion in such matters without consulting the leader.”
Also, on September 4, Ismail Kowsari, a member of the Majlis’ National Security Commission, announced that the issue of withdrawal from the NPT had been raised in Majlis, but “the final decision in this regard rests with the Supreme National Security Council.”
