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NPT provides Iran with right to enrich uranium: Ryabkov

May 21, 2026 May 21, 2026 2 min read 📰 Mehr News Agency
📋 Key Takeaway

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov asserted that Iran, as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), possesses an inalienable right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes under IAEA supervision. He emphasized that Iran's new leadership remains committed to not possessing nuclear weapons. Ryabkov's comments underscore Russia's stance against external interpretations of Iran's nuclear rights.

🔍 Quick Context Guide
💡 Bottom Line: Russia supports Iran's nuclear enrichment rights under the NPT, complicating international diplomatic efforts.

👥 Key Players

Sergey Ryabkov QUOTED
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
"The NPT also provides Iran with the right to peaceful nuclear energy under IAEA supervision."

⚡ Actions

Sergey Ryabkov ANNOUNCE Iran
"NPT also provides Iran with the right to peaceful nuclear energy under IAEA supervision without any restrictions."
Confidence: 90%
Iran COMMIT nuclear weapons
"Iran’s new leadership, like its predecessors, remains committed to the obligation not to possess nuclear weapons."
Confidence: 90%

📰 What Happened

Russia affirms Iran's right to enrich uranium under NPT, emphasizing peaceful nuclear energy.

  • Sergey Ryabkov announce Iran
  • Iran commit nuclear weapons

💡 Why It Matters

🇮🇷 For Iran: Because it reinforces Iran's position on its nuclear rights.
🌍 Regional: Because it may escalate tensions with neighboring countries concerned about nuclear proliferation.
🌐 International: Because it challenges Western efforts to limit Iran's nuclear program.

📚 Background

Russia supports Iran's nuclear enrichment rights under the NPT, complicating international diplomatic efforts.

📝 Key Evidence

"Only the Iranian people determine how to properly exercise it, based on their national interests."
→ This proves Iran's claim to self-determination in its nuclear policy.
📡 Source: STATE MEDIA
📊 Confidence: 80%
The source is a state-run news agency, which may reflect government perspectives.

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/244658/ May 20, 2026, 8:27 AM News ID 244658 Technology Technology May 20, 2026, 8:27 AM NPT provides Iran with right to enrich uranium: Ryabkov TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that Iran has an inalienable right to enrich uranium since the country is a member of the NPT.

Iran’s new leadership, like its predecessors, remains committed to the obligation not to possess nuclear weapons, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with TASS.

"No one is arguing that the Islamic Republic of Iran should have nuclear weapons. This has always been accepted by both former and current leaders of the Islamic Republic," the diplomat said.

The deputy foreign minister noted that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) addresses these issues and "sets out all relevant obligations, which the Iranian side has never renounced."

"At the same time, the NPT also provides Iran with the right to peaceful nuclear energy under IAEA supervision without any restrictions, including uranium enrichment," Ryabkov emphasized. "That right is inalienable and cannot be subject to any external, opportunistic interpretation. Only the Iranian people determine how to properly exercise it, based on their national interests," the deputy foreign minister said.

MNA

News ID 244658

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Iran Russia Sergey Ryabkov Ryabkov Iran Iran war NPT Iran NPT IAEA Iran-IAEA Iran Nuclear Program Iran uranium

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