BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 28. The three-reading
measure was submitted to lawmakers and aims to formally initiate
Iran’s exit from the treaty, according to Iranian MP Malik
Shariati, who announced the development on social media platform X,
Trend reports.


Under the proposed legislation, Iran would withdraw from the NPT
and repeal a law governing the reciprocal implementation of the
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Shariati said.


He added that Iran would instead pursue a new international
framework with what he described as “solidarity countries,”
including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS, focused
on the development of peaceful nuclear technology.


The move comes amid escalating tensions following the collapse
of nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran. On
February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on
Iranian targets. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks
targeting Israel and U.S. military facilities across the
region.


Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, was killed
on the first day of the strikes, along with several senior military
officials. On March 8, Iran’s Assembly of Experts unanimously
elected his son, Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country’s third
Supreme Leader.







Additional senior figures reported killed in the strikes include
Chief of Staff Major General Abdulrahim Mousavi; Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander-in-Chief Mohammad Pakpour;
senior advisor Ali Shamkhani; Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh;
Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib; Supreme National Security
Council Secretary Ali Larijani; and Basij Commander Gholamreza
Soleimani, among others.


Between March 1 and March 5, the conflict widened, drawing in
multiple countries across the Middle East.


The escalation has also heightened risks to regional energy
infrastructure and maritime traffic. Security concerns around the
Strait of Hormuz have driven a sharp increase in global oil prices,
while several governments have urged their citizens to leave
affected areas.