Iran: Legislator Says Bomb Will Be Built Before Any NPT Withdrawal If Nuclear Doctrine Changes Ahmed Bahsheesh Ardestani, a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly's National Security Committee, said the fatwa banning nuclear weapons may change. He said that the West, through its actions, is pushing Iran to change its nuclear doctrine, citing statements by Trump, Pompeo and Israeli officials. Withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons without first building the bomb would lead to the loss of monitoring benefits.

Iran: Legislator Says Bomb Will Be Built Before Any NPT Withdrawal If Nuclear Doctrine Changes Ahmed Bahsheesh Ardestani, a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly's National Security Committee, said the fatwa banning nuclear weapons may change. He said that the West, through its actions, is pushing Iran to change its nuclear doctrine, citing statements by Trump, Pompeo and Israeli officials. Withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons without first building the bomb would lead to the loss of monitoring benefits.