Overview

• Iran’s parliament is drafting legislation to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, with the proposal in its initial legal stages.
• The IAEA’s board declared Iran in breach of its treaty obligations on June 13 for failures to cooperate on undeclared nuclear activities.
• Israel launched airstrikes on June 13 targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites and Iran has retaliated with ballistic missiles and drones.
• Twenty-one Islamic and African nations have called for a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and urged all regional states to join the NPT.
• Analysts warn that an Iranian exit could prompt other Middle Eastern governments to pursue nuclear deterrents and weaken global non-proliferation efforts.