Middle East on edge: Iran signals strategic shift on nuclear commitments; mulls NPT exit

Amid escalating tensions and Israeli strikes, Iran considers withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Iranian parliamentarians are drafting a bill to this effect, prompted by recent attacks and an IAEA resolution. While reiterating its peaceful nuclear intentions, Iran criticizes Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal and non-signatory status to the NPT.