Iran is reportedly weighing whether to leave the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, according to Laodong.vn.
Hypothesis: a withdrawal would be read in Washington, Jerusalem and Gulf capitals as Tehran keeping the nuclear option on the table. Supporting this: the report offers no reassurance beyond the word considers. Against it: no timeline, trigger or official Iranian confirmation has been given.
Why it matters: the NPT is the legal backbone of the global non-proliferation system. An exit would test whether that system still has teeth, and could push rivals across the Middle East to reconsider their own nuclear restraint.