Iranian Parliament is considering the country's withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday at a weekly press conference.
He said 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.
He noted that there is growing public concern in Iran that if certain hegemonic powers continue to prevent the country from enjoying the rights granted under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, remaining in the treaty would be rendered meaningless.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East.
The United States and Israel have targeted several nuclear facilities in Iran since the war started a month ago.
Iranian Parliament considering withdrawal from non-proliferation treaty: spokesman
Russia reported on Monday that its forces had taken control of two settlements in the Kharkov and Zaporizhzhia regions over the past 24 hours, while Ukraine claimed to have thwarted Russian attempts to advance deeper into its territory.
In its daily report, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that over the past day, Russian forces had struck military airfields, energy infrastructure facilities, and long-range drone launch sites of the Ukrainian armed forces.
Russian forces also attacked temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries, reported the Defense Ministry, adding that Russian air defense units shot down 312 fixed-wing drones.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 147 clashes took place along the front lines in the past day.
Ukrainian forces had inflicted significant losses on Russian forces in both personnel and equipment in multiple sectors, it said.
In addition, Ukrainian troops targeted three concentration areas of Russian personnel and equipment as well as one drone control point, and shot down more than 2,400 drones, it said.
On the same day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is prepared to establish an Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Russia.
He emphasized that Ukraine supports any format for ending the conflict, which preserves the country's dignity and independence, including a full ceasefire and a ban on strikes against energy infrastructure.
This year, Orthodox Easter will be celebrated in Ukraine and Russia on April 12.
Zelensky also revealed that Ukraine has received signals from some partners requesting it to scale back strikes on Russia's oil industry.
In response, he emphasized a position of reciprocal ceasefire, saying that if Russia stops attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Ukraine will not strike those of Russia.
Russia claims control of 2 settlements, Ukraine reports halting Russian advances
