http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4703434.stmIran could abandon the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if forced to limit nuclear activities, its hardline president says.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said if the rights of the Iranian people were violated, Iran would "revise its policies".
He made the comments in a speech marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution
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Leaving the NPT is allowed under the treaty, and would allow a state free to develop nuclear power and weapons without inspection.
North Korea announced its withdrawal from the NPT in January 2003, the first state to make such a move.
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Well N Korea has shown you can leave the treaty with no ramifications... except sharp criticism...