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Deal will trigger new crises, says Iran

Dubai: Under pressure over its atomic programme, Iran on Sunday warned that the India-U.S. nuclear deal has “endangered” the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and will trigger a “new crises” for the international community.

“The method used by several nuclear States to transfer the technology to non-members of the NPT, will create new crises for the international community,” Deputy head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation Mohammad Saeedi was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency.

“Cooperation in the area of transfer of nuclear technology to the NPT non-members will endanger the treaty,” he said, adding that although India was enjoying nuclear weapons it was not a signatory to the NPT.

He said that “privileges” to India which was not a member of the NPT will endanger the treaty.

According to the NPT, only signatories to the treaty can make use of the rights mentioned in the treaty, Mr. Saeedi noted. — PTI

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