Tehran’s envoy in Vienna said the Israeli and U.S. strikes have caused irreparable harm to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the international agreement that allows non-weapons states access to nuclear technologies in return for IAEA inspections. While Iran has yet to leave the NPT, it can argue it’s legally entitled to suspend monitoring under provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which allows signatories to withdraw cooperation if their rights have been breached. For the U.S. and Israel to gain knowledge of the state and location of the stockpile, physical inspections and verification will need to be carried out, most likely via negotiated access for the IAEA.
Author: Bloomberg News
Published at: 2025-07-05 19:54:48
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