FNA - Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s Committee for Preemptive Measures against the United States Amir Hossein Qazizadeh warned that if the European Union continues defying its undertakings under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Tehran will pull out of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Qazizadeh noted that in Tuesday session of the Iranian parliament, Iran’s withdrawal from the NPT was put on the agenda of members of the Parliament.

He reiterated that once the plan is approved by members of the Parliament, the Iranian government is duty-bound to revoke implementation of all requirements as stipulated in the NPT immediately in order to take countermeasure against violation of the US and European commitments under the JCPOA if Iran’s nuclear case is sent to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

“The plan also forces the government to cut cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),” he said.

Qazizadeh reiterated that the Iranian foreign ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) are entitled to submit a comprehensive report with regards to the measures taken on this law to the Iranian Parliament within one week after Iran’s nuclear program is referred to the UN Security Council.

After Britain, France, and Germany, collectively known as the E3, formally triggered a dispute settlement mechanism featured in the JCPOA, a step that could lead to the restoration of UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic, Iran warned that it would leave the NPT if the EU took Iran's nuclear case to the UNSC.

“The European’s statement is in no way legal. If the Europeans take another step, Iran will consider leaving the NPT according to a letter by the Iranian president in May 2019,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had said.

According to the EU’s foreign policy chief, the European Union will discuss ways to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal and the possibility of triggering a dispute mechanism featured in it.

“There is agreement that more time is needed due to the complexity of the issues involved. The timeline is therefore extended," said Josep Borrell said in a statement last Friday.