The Iranian parliament (Majlis) is preparing a bill to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei was quoted as saying by "Reuters".
However, he stressed that Tehran remains opposed to the development of weapons of mass destruction.
The move came after Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
"The minimum necessary measure is withdrawal from the NPT. "We are currently considering this issue in parliament and even withdrawing from the IAEA," said MP Ruhollah Izadkah, quoted by TASS.
Earlier, member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Ebrahim Rezaei called on the government to leave the NPT. He stressed that this document is intended to guarantee Iran's security, "not to become the reason for its absence."
Israel launched Operation Rising Lion on the night of June 13. It was aimed at Iran's nuclear program. Less than a day later, the Islamic Republic struck back. On June 14 and the night of June 15, Israel and Iran exchanged blows again. Both countries reported deaths and injuries as a result of these attacks, acknowledged that some sites on their territory were affected, but said the damage was limited.
Iran began developing its own nuclear program in the 1950s during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, with support from the United States. In 1958, the country became a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and in 1968 Tehran signed the NPT, which was ratified in 1970. After the overthrow of the Shah in 1979 and the proclamation of the Islamic Republic, the nuclear program was suspended, with the authorities resuming the development of nuclear technology in the late 1980s.