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So, viewers, since the beginning of the Israeli-Iranian war, Tehran has been threatening to withdraw from the treaty that addresses the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons

What is this treaty, and what does it require of its members

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is an international agreement adopted in 1968 at Ireland's suggestion

Today, it includes 186 member states; since its proposal, the United States and several other countries signed it, with Iran being among the first

It joined in 1970 and modified its nuclear program to comply with the treaty's provisions

The treaty stipulates two types of obligations

The first concerns nuclear-weapon states, which are the United States, Britain, France, Russia, and China

The treaty obligates these states to retain their nuclear weapons while committing to assist other states party to the treaty in developing peaceful uses of nuclear energy

As for the second obligation, it concerns non-nuclear-weapon states, and this agreement obligates them not to seek to acquire them

The International Atomic Energy Agency is the supervising authority for implementing the treaty and its provisions.

And according to the treaty, member states have the right to withdraw from it and from the additional protocols binding on them.

And this is done by sending advance notice three months before withdrawal to the states party to the treaty and to the United Nations Security Council.

According to analysts, some countries, particularly the United States, might consider Iran's withdrawal from the treaty as a step in Tehran's push to produce a nuclear bomb.

And this could justify strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, as well as the reimposition of UN sanctions and Security Council resolutions against Iran.