Iran’s Assembly of Experts calls for review of possible NPT withdrawal
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
On 12 November 2026, Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the body that appoints the supreme leader, called on the authorities to consider Iran’s withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and a revision of the country’s defence doctrine. Iran’s parliament is already debating a withdrawal bill submitted in late March, according to the body’s statement.
Iran’s Assembly of Experts on Thursday called on the authorities to consider withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), as well as revising the country’s defence doctrine and establishing deterrent capabilities deemed necessary. The body, which appoints the supreme leader, also called on Iranian diplomacy to align its messaging with the defence strategy and convey a message of firmness to countries in the region, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
The request comes as Iran’s parliament has been examining a bill to withdraw from the NPT for several months. The bill was submitted under an expedited procedure in late March. Iran remains a member of the treaty and officially maintains that it is not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.
The Assembly of Experts unanimously elected Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader on 8 March, following the death of Ali Khamenei on 28 February in US-Israeli strikes, according to La Nouvelle Tribune. The body’s position follows Mojtaba Khamenei’s order to end the deadlock with Washington, announced on 10 November, and comes as Iranian television had broadcast a nuclear survival guide on 3 November.
