Representatives from most of the 191 states-parties to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) are set to gather in New York for a month-long conference aimed at reviewing the implementation of the treaty and attempting to reach agreement on a final document outlining concrete action steps to advance its core principles and objectives.

NATO has called on Russia and China to increase transparency around their nuclear programs and work with the United States to strengthen global stability.

China has urged the US to stop attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities belonging to non-nuclear-weapon states, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun during a briefing in Beijing on Monday.

Iran says it remains committed to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.

At the opening of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on Monday, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi addressed the global nuclear challenges and urged states to "recommit" to non-proliferation efforts.

Iran’s parliament has signaled it could withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the United Nations reimposes international sanctions, Iranian lawmaker Manouchehr Mottaki told Defapress on Wednesday.

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A senior Iranian MP has called for Iran to exit the NPT amid rising tensions with the West following an IAEA resolution against Tehran, News.az reports citing Iran Front Page.

China has called on the United States to commit to a no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons and to relinquish its "nuclear umbrella" protection for allies in Europe and Asia. This demand follows Beijing's suspension of arms control talks with Washington over the Taiwan issue last week.