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If attacked, Iran might leave Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

Iran may quit nuclear non-proliferation treaty if attacked: IRGC commander English.news.cn    2012-09-17  TEHRAN, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) –– Commander of Iran ‘s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said Sunday that Iran may quit the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) if its nuclear facilities come under attacks,
semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

“In case of an attack, Iran’s obligations will change. My assessment
is that Iran may leave the NPT,” Jafari was quoted as saying.

However, it would not mean that Iran will develop nuclear weapons
“because we have a religious decree from the Supreme Leader” against
atomic weapons, he added.

Jafari also said that in the case of an attack by Israel , Iran would
close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf
and would target U.S. bases in the Middle East, according to Mehr.

“It is a declared policy by Iran that if war occurs in the region and
the Islamic republic is involved, it is natural that the Strait of
Hormuz as well as the energy (market) will face difficulties,” the
report quoted him as saying.

The commander said he does not think Israel would attack Iran ”
without U.S. permission,” adding that “our response to Israel is
clear. I do not think that anything will remain of Israel, considering
the small size (of Israel) and vulnerability of this regime.”
It is believed here that Israel will not be successful in making the
United States  join it in an attack on Iran, Jafari said, arguing that
the United States is “highly vulnerable” and its bases are at the
reach of the IRGC’s missiles.

Any military aggression against Iran will bear no fruit for the
aggressors and will even cause damage and repercussions to them, he
added….. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-09/17/c_131853961.htm

September 17, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war