Statement by Iran at the Sixth Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other WMD

Statement by Iran at the Sixth Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other WMD

Iran’s statement identifies Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons and its non-accession to the NPT as the main obstacle to progress on the establishment of a WMDFZ. It also refers to recent developments, including Israeli attacks on Iran’s safeguarded nuclear facilities and U.S. remarks about resuming nuclear testing, as threats to disarmament efforts. The statement emphasized the need for the conference’s work to focus on negotiating a legally binding treaty to eliminate WMD in the Middle East, and cautioned against deviating from this core objective.