Top official: Iran may quit NPT if US walks away from nuclear deal

Secretary of Iranchr("39")s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani has said that his country will quit the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) if the US leaves the nuclear deal.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran will surely take a surprise reaction against the other side if it leaves the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA/nuclear deal)," Iranian media quoted Shamkhani as saying on Tuesday in Tehran prior to his visit to Russiachr("39")s Sochi.

"Our possible option against the US exit from the JCPOA is quitting the NPT," he added.