Iran has demanded that Israel give up its nuclear weapons, as it spoke on behalf of the 120-nation Non-Aligned Movement. Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif said the bloc also wants a nuclear free-zone in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Javad Zarif was speaking at the United Nations for the non-aligned group of countries. Israel has never admitted or denied the widespread assumption it has nuclear weapons. However, Zarif says Israel\u2019s assumed nuclear arsenal was a threat to regional security.<\/p>\n
The Iranian Foreign Minister said the non-aligned movement regards Israel\u2019s nuclear program as, \u201ca serious and continuing threat to the security of neighboring and other states, and condemned Israel for continuing to develop and stockpile nuclear arsenals,\u201d according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
Israel has not signed up to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), though it has sent an observer to the month long conference for the first time in 20 years.<\/p>\n
Zarif added that the non-aligned bloc are looking to create a nuclear free-zone in the Middle East \u201cas a matter of high priority,\u201d which will only be possible, if Israel abandons its nuclear stockpile.<\/p>\n
\u201cIsrael, [is] the only one in the region that has neither joined the NPT nor declared its intention to do so, (…) renounce possession of nuclear weapons,\u201d AFP cited Zarif as saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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