(260330) -- TEHRAN, March 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks at a weekly press conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 30, 2026. Relevant Iranian institutes, including the parliament, are considering the country's withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.

Commenting on Iran's potential pullout of the NPT at a weekly press conference on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the country is still a member of the treaty and committed to its obligations under it.

He added Iran has never sought to develop nuclear weapons and does not intend to do so, noting that the country's position on the prohibition of making weapons of mass destruction is clear.

Baghaei said, however, Iran is considering the issue particularly owing to the IAEA's "highly unfair" approach and the "destructive" behavior of the United States and some of the agency's member states that have oppressed Tehran's rights over the past years. (Xinhua/Shadati)