Any attack on Iran may lead to withdrawal from NPT: Iranian envoy

TEHRAN,Dec.1(MNA) – Any military attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities may lead to the country withdrawing from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a pact designed to prevent the spread of nuclear arms, Reuters quoted a senior Iranian official as saying on Friday. In case of an attack, “there is a possibility that the (Iranian) parliament forces the government to stop the (UN nuclear) agency inspections or even in the worse scenario withdraw from the NPT,” the Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said in a statement in English to the UN agency’s 35-nation board. He also said, “Western sanctions have had no effect whatsoever on the enrichment activities.” There has been persistent speculation that Israel might attack Iran, which it accuses of seeking a nuclear weapons capability. Iran denies the charge and says Israel’s nuclear arsenal is a threat to international security.