Overview
- The 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons concluded without a consensus final document after four weeks of talks, the president of the conference announced on Friday.
- Delegates and multiple accounts said the impasse was driven chiefly by a standoff between the United States and Iran over language on Iran’s nuclear activities, with negotiators circulating four revised draft texts before talks stalled.
- The United States publicly blamed other states for refusing to treat Iran’s escalating nuclear activities seriously while Iran and its mission to the UN accused the U.S. and allies of obstructionism and excessive demands.
- UN Secretary‑General António Guterres and disarmament officials warned the failure weakens confidence in the NPT, and experts said three straight review collapses risk encouraging nuclear modernization and eroding verification norms.
- Survivor groups and Japanese officials expressed deep disappointment, delegates called for renewed diplomacy, and states signaled continued work between now and the next full review cycle in 2031 to try to repair the treaty’s standing.