"Iran's continued participation in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is nothing but yielding to the enemy’s blackmail and an insult to the Iranian nation and government," said Hossein Shariatmadari, the representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in the hardline Kayhan newspaper.
"During the recent 12-day war, the European troika (Britain, France and Germany) stood alongside the United States and Israel and even refused to condemn America’s attack on our nuclear facilities. Make no mistake: the recent move by the three European countries is a continuation of that 12-day war and is aimed at compensating for the defeat of the United States and the Zionist regime."
Shariatmadari said "leaving the NPT is not only an overdue necessity at this point, but also Iran’s ‘counter-attack’ to the enemy’s ‘offensive,’ and any delay in doing so would mean giving ground to the adversary."
